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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ideal gap if you can’t afford childcare is 3-4 years. The ideal gap for logistics is 1-2 grades. My kids are within a month of the school cut off on either side, so they are a little over 2 years apart, but 3 grades apart. If you are not working because you can’t afford childcare, the ideal gap is as close together as possible.

I had my kids at 36.25 and 38.5. I was ready physically and mentally to start trying again when my oldest was 15mo. [/quote]

OP here. We are financially stable and can afford childcare. I am working part-time ( I'm a nurse) but will likely go back full-time at a year. I am breastfeeding but we combo feed because I don't make enough milk. I don't really know if there is an ideal age gap, but many people on these threads have said 3 years because older child will be more independent when the second child is born. My OBGYN said not to start trying until 6 months. We really want a second child and maybe we should start sooner than a year. We are having sex regularly ( 3-4 times a week), but we are using birth control. [/quote]

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