Comments | kilaar: Child Spacing

kilaar

Child Spacing

Sep 11, 2006 09:31

I emailed my aunt to asking her thoughts I child spacing. She wrote a really thoughtful repsonse back that I thought I'd share. (FYI- she and my uncle have 3 kids and my uncle has three older kids from a previous marriage that lived with them full time until recently.)

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jlormberget September 11 2006, 17:39:38 UTC

FWIW, I completely agree with everything your aunt wrote. Those are exactly the same reasons that we are hoping for a 2 1/2 year age difference. How funny that I came to this conclusion all on my own. I'm glad to know that my instincts are supported by someone who has "been there done that". What are your thoughts?

kilaar September 11 2006, 18:41:27 UTC

I agree with her too. 2.5 years apart puts #2 being born in February 2008. Not my ideal time for maternity leave in Wisconsin. I'd much rather have a spring/summer/fall baby so maybe that pushes it back a bit or moves it up for us. We're talking about it daily. Since P wasn't "planned" making the decision to actually go ahead and start trying is super scary! I wish it would just "happen" again! LOL.

jlormberget September 12 2006, 19:19:56 UTC

It's funny that you say that about February because July/August is not a great time to have a baby in Dallas. I'm specifically aiming to have a baby in late winter/early spring for just that reason :) It is weird to be thinking about it again, but we probably won't start (based on my very specific time noted above) until March-April of next year. I guess we have awhile to get used to the idea. Good luck on your decision.