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Who here has children born with a small age gap—about a year or two? Please share your experience: is it hard with them? The older one is still very young, can't feed themselves or get dressed yet, and the baby is nearby. How do you manage going out for walks with two little ones? Do you use two strollers or did you get one stroller for kids close in age? Do you regret such a small gap, or do you manage all the challenges easily? 😉
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Inna
My boys are three years apart, which I think is a very small gap.
At first we strapped a wheeled seat for the middle child when we went for walks.
Now they are always together, sharing interests.
But I would prefer a bigger age gap.
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Olga Dudkina
I think it's harder than having twins; when the age gap is two years, they're no longer what we'd call 'pogodki'.
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Nadezda
We scheduled playdates; it wasn't difficult.
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Elenaa
There was a two-year age gap among the older ones. It wasn't difficult.
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*** ***Aleksandra
Nadezda A well-thought-out plan, then)
Did the grandparents help?
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Nadezda
Nadezda No, there wasn't any help; my husband and I managed on our own.
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Elena
1.11 difference: the child ate by himself, went to the bathroom, fell asleep by himself, went to the garden. There were no particular difficulties.
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Irina
Ideally, they're close in age. The first three months were tough, though.
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Sharenkova Anyutka
1,9 разница. Сначала было сложно не много именно с тем, что старший не понимал что это малыш и то шумел, то лез к мелкомуБрали коляску для погодок, но оказалась не удобная, покатались не много и продали. Привыкла потом за двумя следить и норм))Не жалею, Сейчас они лучшие друзья. Играют вместе, гуляют, в общем всё и везде вместе
Antonina
The difference between 1.8 and 1.10 is perfect. Everything's planned. My children don't have any serious diagnoses, so with careful planning and organization—the maternity leave turned out to be as comfortable as possible.
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Natalya
There's a 2.2 g difference — it's tough, of course, but I don't regret it; they're great together.
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Viktoriya Golocheeva
Having children close in age was the best decision I made.
At first, the older child was left to her own devices, but I see nothing but positives here as well: she learned to play by herself and grew more independent too.
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Natali
Of course it's hard.
You're pushing the stroller, and the oldest keeps running off.
He wants to play outside.
If you lay the younger one down to sleep, he wakes up crying and wakes the older one.
Going to the clinic is a nightmare.
One child is in your arms, the other needs to run around.
And well, some days you even have to hand over a phone to keep them occupied.
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*** ***Aleksandra
Natali A phone should really be used only as a last resort 😦
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Natali
Natali In one week I went to the children's clinic four times, sometimes with one child, sometimes with another, and everyone was glued to their phones. Even during vaccination appointments, they were on their phones.
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