For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.

You know my story.

Is congratulations in order? :baby:

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.

OMG are you preggers :jet: :fingerscrossed:

My dad and stepmom waited until I was 12 to have a child together. My mom and stepdad waited until I was 15 to have one. I turned into a biatch! I was a spoiled little biatch. They all showered me with gifts to make up for the life change. It did me NO good. I just walked all over them. I got everything I ever wanted except for a car and that's because I was a little alkie. Hopefully you will not have these same issues. I am embarassed of the way I treated my parents. Luckily I have great relationships with them now.

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?



There is a 17 year age difference between me and my youngest sibling. I didn't have a problem w/it.

I also have siblings that are 8, 9 & 12 years younger than me. We're all pretty close. Growing up I picked on them :whistle: but that's what siblings are supposed to do. :lol:

My brother is 8 years younger than I am.
we dont talk, never have, dont really expect we ever will, tried it once, didnt turn out well.

My sister and I who are 2 years apart have always got along.

My oldest sibling is 17 years older than me, and the youngest sibling is 8 years older than me; I turned out wonderfully normal. :yay:

My dad and stepmom waited until I was 12 to have a child together. My mom and stepdad waited until I was 15 to have one. I turned into a biatch! I was a spoiled little biatch. They all showered me with gifts to make up for the life change. It did me NO good. I just walked all over them. I got everything I ever wanted except for a car and that's because I was a little alkie. Hopefully you will not have these same issues. I am embarassed of the way I treated my parents. Luckily I have great relationships with them now.

was :shrug:

My oldest sibling is 17 years older than me, and the youngest sibling is 8 years older than me; I turned out wonderfully normal. :yay:

:howdy:OMG, you are my MPD. :faint: How many in all?

was :shrug:

Now I'm just a poor fat biatch. :ohwell:

:howdy:OMG, you are my MPD. :faint: How many in all?

It's a trick answer... if you do the math you find she hasn't even been born yet.

Islandgirl you cant do that... post something as important as this and then leave :cds:

Where are you !!!!! :cds:

My kids are 5 years apart and the older one has never gotten over being jealous of the younger (they are both teenagers right now). I don't know if that is age or personality. Boy/girl. My sister is 11 years older then me and she and I didn't have any kind of relationship until I was 16. My brother is 6 years older and we had a typical big brother/little sister type relationship (he picked/protected - I tattled). LOL

It's a trick answer... if you do the math you find she hasn't even been born yet.

I'm blonde, but not that blonde. :killingme My youngest sibling is 8 years older than me as well, and my oldest sibling is 17 years older. Oh that's right, I wasn't born, according to my mother the buzzards laid me and the sun hatched me.

:howdy:OMG, you are my MPD. :faint: How many in all?
There is six of us....all girls. Poor dad. Even the dog was a female. We had a major testosterone imbalance in our house.

Still waiting :tap:

My kids are 4 years apart, they get along fine. They are 7 and 3 now

There is six of us....all girls. Poor dad. Even the dog was a female. We had a major testosterone imbalance in our house.

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5 girls 2 boys

I have 15, 13, and a 4 year old. They get along great!!!!!! 13 year old girl and little dude play togather all the time.

You know my story.

Is congratulations in order? :baby:

OMG are you preggers :jet: :fingerscrossed:
No, I am not pregnant.

However, SoMDgirl is partially responsible for planting the seed that has stirred the desire for another child.
There is a 17 year age difference between me and my youngest sibling. I didn't have a problem w/it.

I also have siblings that are 8, 9 & 12 years younger than me. We're all pretty close. Growing up I picked on them :whistle: but that's what siblings are supposed to do. :lol:

That's what I would hope for if we have another child. I want my son to have someone other than us to share his childhood with. I can't imagine growing up without siblings.

My brother is 8 years younger than I am.
we dont talk, never have, dont really expect we ever will, tried it once, didnt turn out well.

My sister and I who are 2 years apart have always got along.

That is really a shame that you & your brother don't talk.

My dad and stepmom waited until I was 12 to have a child together. My mom and stepdad waited until I was 15 to have one. I turned into a biatch! I was a spoiled little biatch. They all showered me with gifts to make up for the life change. It did me NO good. I just walked all over them. I got everything I ever wanted except for a car and that's because I was a little alkie. Hopefully you will not have these same issues. I am embarassed of the way I treated my parents. Luckily I have great relationships with them now.

My husband & I would not tolerate that type of behavior from our son. Your parents did you a huge disservice by spoiling you instead of telling you to get a grip. I'm glad you have at least realized the error in your ways & have a decent relationship with your parents.

There is six of us....all girls. Poor dad. Even the dog was a female. We had a major testosterone imbalance in our house.

Sounds like my family only there were only 5 girls and no boys with ten years between the first and the last child. Our dog was a girl too.

No, I am not pregnant.

However, SoMDgirl is partially responsible for planting the seed that has stirred the desire for another child.


That is great! good luck to you both :love:

I have the 3 older boys who are very close in age... and while they do get along I will tell you 75 % of the time they are arguing and fighting w/ each other :lol: Maybe it is a phase and they will grow out of it... they all adore their younger brother though and are really good helpers w/ him! The age difference there is 9 yrs, 8yrs, and 7 yrs

Mine are 5,3, and almost 2. They fight every day about everything. I wish they were a little more spaced apart. And I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope they grow out of this soon. :jameo:

Mine are 5,3, and almost 2. They fight every day about everything. I wish they were a little more spaced apart. And I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope they grow out of this soon. :jameo:

Squirt gun :yay:

Mine are 5,3, and almost 2. They fight every day about everything. I wish they were a little more spaced apart. And I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope they grow out of this soon. :jameo:

I don't believe kids "grow out of it". I believe that changes in parenting correct the behavior. :shrug:

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.


My two boys are 11 years apart - My oldest is 24 years old and my young one is 13 years old. Its great - they both got the individual attention as if they were only children.

Islandgirl you cant do that... post something as important as this and then leave :cds:

Where are you !!!!! :cds:

Sorry to make you wait!! I needed to make a sandwich, my breakfast was not holding me over any longer....
:ohwell:

Just think that 10 minutes that it took for me to respond you were on the edge of your seat with anticipation...LOL!

No, I am not pregnant.

However, SoMDgirl is partially responsible for planting the seed that has stirred the desire for another child.

I can't help but laugh at the way you worded that. For some reason I thought of the old days when the men planted their seed. I deny I planted in seed in you, however I may have put the bug in your ear. :killingme

Check your pm'er soon. :buddies:

Squirt gun :yay:

:high5:

:high5:

works on my cats when they squabble:shrug:

My brother is 8 years younger than I am.
we dont talk, never have, dont really expect we ever will, tried it once, didnt turn out well.

My sister and I who are 2 years apart have always got along.

About the same thing with me and my sister expect she is 10 yrs older than me. We've never had a close relationship and never will.

works on my cats when they squabble:shrug:

It worked on our mother whenever she started to talk about sex with her boyfriend. The point is to use a method that signifies displeasure and non-acceptance of bad behavior...:yay:

Squirt gun :yay:

I don't believe kids "grow out of it". I believe that changes in parenting correct the behavior. :shrug:

Aside from Pete's suggestion I've tried every form of correction with them. Nothing works for more than a few hours.

My oldest son will be 14 this Dec. My daughter is 1 1/2 and my other son is 6 weeks.. Talk about an age gap!! He wasn't happy at first because he was the only kid for a long time.. But he loves his brother and sister and is VERY protective..

Aside from Pete's suggestion I've tried every form of correction with them. Nothing works for more than a few hours.

Consistency. Consistency works... it just takes time, effort and energy on your part, but it works and is worth it in the long run.

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.
Oldest is 11, youngest is 1. Missed being 10 years apart by 28 days (assuming my math is right). Other 2 are 6 & 8. No issues with the baby, other than that they can be TOO loving sometimes. They honestly are big helps with her.

Aside from Pete's suggestion I've tried every form of correction with them. Nothing works for more than a few hours.

Hours??? Seriously. I'm lucky it lasts a minute and a half. If you're getting hours of no squabbling, don't complain too much.

Consistency. Consistency works... it just takes time, effort and energy on your part, but it works and is worth it in the long run.

I'm a mean mommy. :lol:

Mine are 5,3, and almost 2. They fight every day about everything. I wish they were a little more spaced apart. And I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally hope they grow out of this soon. :jameo:
Beat their behinds.

Hours??? Seriously. I'm lucky it lasts a minute and a half. If you're getting hours of no squabbling, don't complain too much.

Well I guess I'm lucky.

Hours??? Seriously. I'm lucky it lasts a minute and a half. If you're getting hours of no squabbling, don't complain too much.

Mine will play good w/ each other some days... but then there are others where they are just at each others throats, I just seperate them or I make them sit on the couch and hold hands :lmao:

Mine will play good w/ each other some days... but then there are others where they are just at each others throats, I just seperate them or I make them sit on the couch and hold hands :lmao:

ask CGII about holding hands :killingme

I make them sit on the couch and hold hands :lmao:

OMG! That was the WORST punishment my mom could do to my bro and I (3 years apart)! And if he squeezed my hand hard or something of the sort she'd add time!

My kids are 11, 3 (for just 3 more days) and 2. So there's a bit of an age gap. My oldest is actually a huge help 90% of the time. The 3 y/o adores his big brother and thinks that they should be equal and spend all their time together - this causes issues sometimes with the oldest. I think that would happen no matter the age difference though b/c my sister that is 2 years younger than me irked my nerves to no end at times when we were growing up b/c she always had to tag along - we were friends most of the time but everyone needs their own space every now and then. My 11 y/o never had “only child syndrome” so while it was still an adjustment to have 2 younger siblings - he welcomed them

ask CGII about holding hands :killingme
What what tell me :lol:
OMG! That was the WORST punishment my mom could do to my bro and I (3 years apart)! And if he squeezed my hand hard or something of the sort she'd add time!

Yeah and they try and pull that shiat too!

was :shrug:

It's okay, I'm an old crank.

:yay:

or I make them sit on the couch and hold hands :lmao:

OMFG. This is one that I haven't tried. This will be my next strategy. If that doesn't work I'll be trying Pete's.

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.

There will be a 7, almost 8 year difference between mine. My sister is 6 years older than me, my brother is 9 years and my other sister is 10 years older.... I love them all and I don't ever remember any resentment from any of them. We're all still close even though there are miles between us.

What what tell me :lol:




I used to do that to him and his sister! She still talks about that.

Hubby is 7 years older than his bro. They get along, but they aren't as close as me and my siblings are.

I sometimes wonder about hubby's kids if we had a child together. The youngest is now 4, so likely the baby would be at least 6 or 7 years older, plus they're at their mom's house half the time. :shrug: I wonder if our child together would feel sort-of like an only child. :shrug:

Aside from Pete's suggestion I've tried every form of correction with them. Nothing works for more than a few hours.

taser

I am oldest of 5

5 years between me and brother
8 years between me and oldest sister
12 years between me and next sister
15 years between me and baby sister


Actually I don't remember us fighting that much and I did help out with the younger siblings............

taser

they are pricey. for an economical solution go with the shock collar for medium size dogs.

they are pricey. for an economical solution go with the shock collar for medium size dogs.
When I was in Virginia beach I had one of those anti bark collars on my dog. If he barked, he got shocked, was supposed to train him to STFU. didnt work.
BUT we had a party one night and one of the guys that was there passed out from drinking.
sooooo,, off came the dogs bark collar, and onto the friend it went.
then I went outside and knocked on the door.

SOB took out the coffee table, an end table and two dining room chairs while trying to get out of the house.

dog loved it, the taco dip plate hit the floor,, and wall, and somehow a bit of the ceiling.

the more he jumped around, the more the dog barked...

I loved that dog.

I have 22 years older then my youngest sister. I was fine with it! She is 6 months older then my son. Shes adopted though but still shes my sister.

My little sis is 14 years younger and we have always been very close. It is just us. No other sibs. Same parents too. We are even closer now and live 14 hours apart from each other.

It worked on our mother whenever she started to talk about sex with her boyfriend. The point is to use a method that signifies displeasure and non-acceptance of bad behavior...:yay:

:lmao:

I am the oldest of 5 children.

There is a 9 year difference between my youngest siblings and myself. They are twins and my sister and I are very close and always have been. Then again, all 5 of us have a very strong bond between us. 5 kids in 9 years is not too much time at all...

My parents said 3 was a crowd, so tried for another and had twins. :lol:

My neighbor also has 5 kids but hers range in age from 22 years old to 4 years old.

My kids are 6 [July birthday] and 4 year old twins, who will be 5 in April.

About the same thing with me and my sister expect she is 10 yrs older than me. We've never had a close relationship and never will.

Same with my oldest sister but we're very close, you would think the opposite. Actually close to all of them, I guess it really depends on the family :shrug:

For those of you who have big age gaps between your children how did you & your older children adjust to having a baby?

In our case we would have at the least a 7 year age difference. I wanted to have children fairly close in age so they could grow up together but God had other plans for us.

SEVEN?? That's IT??

Rookie..



That's not even a neglible difference.

There's a 11 yr age difference between me and my brother and a 6 yr difference between me and my sister. I am the baby of the family. My brother and I don't really have a relationship as by the time I was 6, he was off to college and never moved back into the house. It's been years since we've spoken and most of the time, I forget he exists. My sister and I have a pretty good relationship, both as kids and now as adults.

My two boys are 3 yrs apart and are inseperable. Everyone comments what a great big brother the older one is to his little brother. But they do have their moments where it seems the only fun they can find is to annoy eachother and call eachother "Bolt Head Larry"** which is a name my oldest came up with for his little brother but I've never figured out why. :lol:

** and youngest's name is NOT Larry.

My brother and I are 3 years apart. I'm pretty sure most of the time we fought like cats and dogs.

My dad remarried and had 3 more kids. There is 19 years difference between me and the oldest. I get along with her, but I don't see them all time to fight with her. I had moved out long before she was born. I had her over a few times this summer helping out with the kids. She is a wonderful teenager and has been brought up well. The other two girls are 6 and soon to be 8.