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[quote=Anonymous]Our 2 DDs are 4.5 years apart.  I was really worried about this age gap (most of our friends have 2 year gaps), but I love it.  They are 3 and 7 now and are much closer than I assumed they would be at this point.  I am under no illusions that will last, and of course they have their moments, as any siblings do regardless of age gap.  
Older DD practically begged for a sibling (we had lots of infertility issues for years and had actually given up on a 2nd before learning I was pregnant), so she was super excited about having a baby in the house, and she was old enough at that point to understand that babies had different needs and there were times that I needed to devote more attention to her sister.  We didn’t encounter the jealousy issues that many of our friends with closer age differences experienced.  Older DD was also quite independent by that point, and that helped.

As to your age - I was nearly 42 when younger DD was born.  Personally, I didn’t notice any differences between my first pregnancy at 36/37 and my 2nd pregnancy at 41.  Delivery was much easier the 2nd time around (both inductions, but the 2nd was lightning fast compared to the 1st), recovery was nearly identical.  Both were uncomplicated pregnancies, no additional interventions just because of my age.[/quote]

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