Pulling Curls

How far apart should I have my babies?  Child spacing is a hot topic and one that there are many pros and cons for each spacing.

As a labor and delivery nurse, I get asked by expectant moms how far apart are my kids.  I often get wide eyes — they’re awfully far apart (although certainly not as far apart as some).  For your info, my kids are 5, 11 and 14 — at this moment in time.  I have 9 years between the first and the last, with only one in between them.

And that’s how God wanted it.

God made it easy for us.  We started trying fairly soon after each child, but it took a while to get pregnant each time.  About 9 months to get pregnant with #2, and about 3.5 years for #3.  That is a post for another day.  I also have a post about not getting pregnant when everyone else is (as I know just how that feels), and another one on why I think we didn’t get pregnant (and it’s not the reasons you’re guessing)

BTW, if you’re in an infertility battle — you might like the story of my pregnancy.

I also talk about this topic on Episode 003 of my podcast, Pregnancy & Parenting Untangled:

Today’s post is the pro’s and cons of far-spaced kids.  Again, I had no say in the issue — I, in fact, wanted them much closer together to be “done”.  I always wonder what life would have been like if my kids were closer together, I observe that in other families and here’s what I’ve found: