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[quote=Anonymous]As others pointed out, so much of this out of your control, including when you start ovulating again (i didn’t start until my first turned 1). I would not focus on the age gap because you may not get pregnant when you want to and temperament of each kid will more strongly influence the family dynamic, etc. There are pros/cons to every age gap and you will make the best of it. I had my first child at 37, second at 38 (almost 39), kids are 21 months apart. We started trying around DD1’s first birthday and got pregnant that first cycle. The first year of DD2’s life was really hard and exhausting (colicky baby never slept) but it got so much easier. Kids are in elementary school now and I love it. The closely-spaced pregnancies took a toll on my body. Nothing serious but it took a while before I felt like my body was my own again, not sure if more time to recover between pregnancies would have felt better. I have zero regrets about it though! [/quote]
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