Is It Normal?

[DianaB]

I agree with Tink that this is a personal decision. You might want to talk to people who have children close together and get some idea if this is for you. I do know that it takes a lot of patience to have 2 little ones.

My first 2 children are 2 1/2 yrs. apart. That seemed plenty close enough to me. Then the next one I had was 5 years younger, and the fourth child is 10 years younger. I have exactly 17 1/2 years from oldest to youngest (He was born Nov. 5 and she was born May 5). I loved having the last 2 to myself and really babied them a lot more. When they were small they weren't as close with each other, but now that they're almost grown up they are close (my youngest is 14). I didn't have the patience to have them really close in age.