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Did anyone have 'Irish Twins' on purpose?
Just wondering if you planned to have them that close together or if it was a happy accident? Also, were there any problems associated with back-to-back pregnancies (early labor, low birth-weight babies, asthma, autism, milk dried up too early, made it double-hard to lose the baby weight, etc)?
I only know one person who had her kids that close together, and with her, her second was unplanned. She got pregnant with him because her mom told her that you couldn't get pregnant while breastfeeding. He was born in the late 70's, her mom's info came from having her in the early 50's. We all know now that's not true!
I am pregnant with my second now and my oldest is going to turn 6 a few months after the baby is born. I never wanted that much of a gap between kids, but I am thankful that my ex and I only had one child between us. My SO and I are going to have more kids, and we don't want almost 6 years between them this time and were trying to decide on a spacing when this question came up.
Just in case there is any confusion, the term Irish Twins refers to siblings born less than a year apart.
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- misswinchesterLv 410 years agoFavorite Answer
LOL at the term Irish Twins - Ahhh, my people have some great stereotypes.
Anyway, my first 2 kids are 14 months apart. IMO it's perfect. Maybe not on your body, but in the long run it's wonderful for them. At least it was for my kids.
They are 11 and 12 now and have everything in common ( well, almost everything)
My next child came when my oldest two were 5 and 6 and he is always the odd man out. I'm pregnant again- this one was not planned and she will be 6 years apart from the now youngest and 11 and 12 years from the older 2 kids. Not sure how she will fit in yet. Guess we will see.
- 10 years ago
There are 6 years between my first two and the gap was a little hard on my oldest. She went from being a princess with every ones undivided attention all to herself to being an older sibling to an adorable and colicky baby who needed a lot of attention. I got pregnant with my third while I was still nursing number two and they are 17 months apart. I thought this would mean that they would be close. The problems I faced were many. The were competitors most of the time once they became older and unfortunately one was gifted and the other was like a newborn colt, so that didn't go well. The worst of it? When they were young and needed a lot of my time and attention I felt constantly pulled in two different directions and like I wasn't able to have quality time with either one. It still makes me sad. As a mother of 6 I recommend 3 years between children, but that's just my experience.
- ?Lv 44 years ago
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