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[quote=Anonymous]We have a 5 yr age gap between youngest and middle child, and 19 mon age gap between middle and oldest.

The short age gap is so much easier long term.

The 5 yr age gap is super easy as a baby because older child/children are at school.

It gets harder after the first year though.  If you don't have a spouse with flexible schedule or family help or a nanny, it is very challenge to juggle older children needs and activities with a toddler.  Toddler is constantly getting woken up from nap to pick older kids up or take them somewhere- which means you will get a super cranky toddler while you are schlepping them to soccer practice or piano lessons, etc.  Then there are the family activities that are impossible to do with a toddler that your older kids will want to do.  One parent will have to sit out or babysitter/grandparent will have to stay home with toddler.

We don't have extra help and my spouse works many weekends, so there are certain sports my kids want to do that I won't sign them up for.  No travel sports, things with entire day tournaments, stuff like that.   It is just the way things were for a while.  Now the ages are 4,9,11 and it is getting easier as 4 yr old doesn't nap anymore and can somewhat participate in most things.  But I would say all the kids are very close and play well together.  [/quote]

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