when to have baby #2?

I see people post on here about finding out they are pregnant with baby number 2 when the first one is a toddler. And other women will comment with "goodluck with that, you'll need it", and some negative things.

So I'm wondering when do most people try for baby number 2?

My bf and I talked about it before and decided maybe in 3yrs. He said he wanted to have our second before our first is in school, not sure why. But that's fine with me cause I want our kids to be closer in age. My brother and I are 6yrs apart and it just kind of sucks. We were never in the same school at the same time, we just never really talked growing up. I feel like siblings who are closer together in age seem to get along better.

We started trying when dd was 11 months old. We just had our second in november. Dd turned 4 jan 1.

I wanted to make it so my kids were close enough in age to play, but far enough to where it would not be so hard! I just had my son in November, and my daughter will be 3 on feb 2nd.
perfect for ME  

Mine are all 2 ish years apart.

My kids are 19 months apart which is perfect for us. I didn't want them anymore than 3 years apart.

I honestly don't think it's anyone's business when someone tries for number two. So, it's odd to me that people give others rude comments about it. There is really no right or wrong time. It's just whenever you're ready to financially, emotionally, mentally, etc. raise another child.

I came of my birth control when my oldest was 9 months old but didn't get pregnant until he was 16 months and then had my daughter when he was 22 months

My first two are 14 months apart. Life is busy but not impossible. They are the very best of friends. My second and my third are 19 months apart and I love it. They are all so close, play well together and look out for each other.

We plan to try for baby #3 around when the twins are 2-3, probably will be closer to 2 1/2 - 3 with hubs deploying for a year soon.

We started trying for number two about 2 months after number turned 3. Our daughter arrived a month after our son turned 4, I actually think its the PERFECT age difference. They are really close and love playing together and by the time our daughter arrived our son was old enough to understand what was going on there was never any jealousy or resentment, he just loved his baby sister so much and completely embraced being a big brother. And the two of them had a year and half home together before my son started kindergarten.
Number 3 was a surprise and our daughter will be 28 months when he arrives, and we already dealing with her being jealous and starting to regress a little bit as far as speech and potty training.
My sister and I are only 11 months apart and we have always been best friends, I thought I wanted my kids to be close like that but now I know I would never have been able to handle that. I like a nice buffer of time between babies so I personally thInk your plan is perfect.

Mine are 3 years apart but we weren't TTC. It's a good gap, but we won't be having another for the next 3 years at least.

My son will be 5 1/2 when this baby is born in June. I always wanted my kids close together in age, but after we had him we decided that one was enough, eventually we changed our minds though haha, but I couldn't be happier with the age gap so far. My son got all this time to be the baby, and he's now in school, so the baby will get lots of one on one time also.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Levi and Brooklyn's Mommy:</b>" I came of my birth control when my oldest was 9 months old but didn't get pregnant until he was 16 months and then had my daughter when he was 22 months"</blockquote>

Wow, Your second was three months early? I hope everything is ok with him.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tay L:</b>" I see people post on here about finding out they are pregnant with baby number 2 when the first one is ... [snip!] ... time, we just never really talked growing up. I feel like siblings who are closer together in age seem to get along better."</blockquote>



We would like to start trying in oct or november this year DD will be 16months and DS will be 2 1/2 so our third but DS isnt my bio and DD iant SOs bio

My son is almost 15 months. we recently started talking about having another some point in the near-ish future. But we also started having unprotected sex, so we'll see what happens! LOL. I'm a little nervous to have another...i mean i couldnt imagine juggling another when my son was a newborn, but i figure with a second baby at least you know what to do. And even if its hard in the beginning, i think it'll be nice when they are older to grow up together..thats what really makes me want another now. I also miss being pregnant (besides the morning sickness)