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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good friend of mine had three kids, all of them six years apart.  So, the kids have little interaction (at least the oldest and the youngest really don't) but the parents don't seem unduly stressed by having three.  You trade "always having a playmate" for the kids for parental sanity.[/quote]

I can’t imagine having three kids six years apart and starting over each time (at least not by choice.) I’m pregnant with my third, each spaced three years apart and it already feels like going back to the beginning when you’re just getting past the exhausting baby phase. [/quote]

I have a similar set up, and was raised with siblings 7+ years apart. Kids don't have playmates when young, that's true, but are close when grow up.

I don't mind starting over or the baby phase. I also feel I can address pay more individual attention than when they are spaced out wider without lumping them all together.

That said, there are pros and cons to each spacing. You never know. [/quote]

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