Who has kids close together?

My sweet little angel is 9 months old....ideally I would like to wait awhile, but I will be 34 in April and my mom went through menopause at 36.  My OB recommended not to wait to long for #2 if I wanted another one.  Hubby and I both are only children so we would love for Halle Kate to have at least one sibling.  I was wondering from those of you that have children under 2 yrs apart......would you do it that way again?

I have zero personal experience in this arena,yet. Tatum is 4 months old, and I'm 7.5 weeks pregnant again. Tatum was born on 30 October 11 and Nugget is due 17 October 2012. Wasn't planned, we were preventing, so definitely would like to hear other's experiences as well. I have a 13.5yr old and now will have 2 within 11 months of each other. Least to say, I'm scared poopless, but it is what it is, and we'll manage. I just turned 35 in December and this is my last so we are knocking out the 2 we wanted super fast. We initially wanted to wait 2 years before trying again, but it didn't happen that way.

Hopefully, others will chime in soon!

I had my boys back to back wasnt planned but tht was how it happened. They are 13.5 months apart, and both those pregnanceis back to back was most of my weight problems. I gained from fist one and never had a change to lose before preg with second one.  It was a whirlwind when they were little but now they are 5 and 6 and I am glad I had them close together. My youngest is taller and heavier than the older one, so they are almost like twins. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Now just found out yesterday we are preg again.  :)

I had my second child 6 weeks ago and she was born 9 days before her brother's 2nd birthday. I realize that I haven't been doing it very long yet, but it has really been great. It is definitely different than taking care of 1, but it's doable. The biggest con I can think of is the toll it takes on your body to be pregnant while taking care of another little one. I think that was harder than taking care of the kids now (but I had a hard pregnancy). It is also expensive. 2 boxes of diapers at a time, a box of wipes and a diaper genie refill is costly!I wouldn't change any of it. You might also consider waiting to get pregnant until your baby is walking so that you aren't always lifting the baby when you are pregnant. Good luck with your decision!

I have a 6 year old, a 20 month old, and will be having my next one in the beginning of May. I am a little nervous about having two under two. The things that worries me most, is my C section recovery and how I'll deal with that with the two young ones. My daughter is very mommy centered and I know there will be some serious jealousy problems. I have heard though that once they get a little older it's nice cause they have a playmate.

Here's one to ponder...
 
My grandparents (good 'ol Irish Catholics) got pregnant right after getting married, with twins... when they were a few months old, she got pregnant again... with twins, lol.  They had 4 kids by their second anniversary (and many more to follow).  Life for them was certainly crazy, but my dad was able to grow up with his best friends!  Now that they're all adults they have a riot every time they're together.  My grandmother passed away about 10 years ago with alzheimers and it was great that the kids all had siblings that they're so close to to lean on.  I would love a big family and hope to have the next one closer than my first two (they are almost 3 years apart, I had to put #2 on hold when I decided to have surgery). 

I think it is what you make it!  I say, go for it, and have fun enjoying the craziness along the way!

 We have 2 children, ages 4 and 5 now.  They are 1 year 3 weeks apart.  It was hardest when they were 2 and 3.... At the potty training stage.  The first year was ok.... Alot of sleepless nights.  I went through ppd with my second, so watch for signs of depression.  Its common when your babies are so close in age. You hormones get so out of whack.   Now that they are 4 and 5, they're the best of friends.  We wouldn't change anything!  We are ttc now, and we're hoping for 2 more.... Maybe not quite as close this time around, but definetly within 2 yrs of each other.   

My story is slightly different as my kiddos are adopted.  But my oldest(adopted at 3 months) was 2yo when his brother arrived at 12.5 months old.  They share the same birthday and are exactly one year apart.  Those first couple of years were pretty rough, as others have said.  But we made it through.  Then added a 5 month old daughter and another son, who are also adopted and 7 months apart.  They are now 10, 9, 7, and 7.  For a few days next month they will be 10, 9, 8, and 7.  Then by mid April..11, 10, 8, and 7.  =)  It is definitely crazy at our house at times.  However, we wouldn't have it any other way!  Really the most difficult times were when the older two were toddlers. And then for a very short time we had two in pull-ups and one in diapers.  I thought my diaper days were over forever...But looks like we will be doing it all again come October.  LOL

i had 3 kids under 3 at one time... i loved it... filled with chaos... but perfect!.. now my son is 3.. daughter almost 2.. and i have a 5 month old

I had 2 under 2. I thought it was going to be harder than it really is. Bella is great with Reese. So lovey and gentle. They are best friends
Jessica