To be honest now that i know what it was like having 2 kids fairly close together in age, i would of waited.

Mya was 1 when i found out i was pg again.

When Bodhi came home from the hospital it was really hard on her. I prepared her as much as i could....baby dolls, taking her for walks with the toddler seat on the pram,letting her rub my tummy etc... I thought she would be fine.

Sometimes i would catch her kicking Bodhi & telling him to go away. She would try & wear his nappies & get into his car capsual. She just couldnt understand that he was staying & why i couldnt give her all my time anymore. It really broke my heart.

In saying this though.......this behaviour only lasted a couple of months. After she got used to him she was fine. They are great buddies now & truely adore eachother.

Just be prepared for how ur first child may react. She could be fine & love her sibbling from day 1.

Sorry im probably not much help

Hi there. I have a 19 mo and a 3 mo and the small age gap is good and bad :/ I get very little sleep, the times when they are both hungry are unbearable, and when they both cry at the same time it becomes a competition to see who is the loudest lol. That being said I don't think I would change it for the world. the older child adores the new baby(may be a little rough, but still...) and they have so much fun together. I guess it's up to you to decide how much you can handle. It does get stressful but if you think you could deal with it then i say go for it:). I'm just dreading the teenage years lol... 2 girls with wacky hormones is just scary lol.

OK my two older kids are 13 months apart. When they were babies and toddlers it was wonderful. They seemed to go through stages together, which in effect shortened the length by increased the intensity at the time. So terrible 2's was a nightmare but only went through it once. As they got older the bonds were really close. As they hit teenage years, the rivalry broke out and we are still living though World Wars 3 - 7! LOL. But god help anyone who tries to do something to one of them. Especially the younger of the 2, the oldest will defend and come out fighting. But together they fight like cat and dog. I know we will get through this.

I then had another one 9 years later, and it was very difficult to get back into routine. If he had of been closer in age I don't think it would have been so bad.

All in all I love the closeness in age of the elder ones.

All 4 of our children are close in age.  Our oldest 2 are 12 months and 14 days apart. #3 is 2 years and 1 day younger than #2 and #4 is 1 year and 1 month younger than #3.  We are due to have our 5th baby in August which will be 15 months after the last.

Our all get on very  well, considering.  They all play well with each other or as pairs. Ok, so you got more nappies to change, probably got more than one teething and the lack of sleep can be annoying (only because our 2year old is getting disturbed by the noise of the neighbours).

The closer they are in age, the more they are going to have in common.  It is just going to be interesting for us when they are all wanting to date.  Can see the boyfriend swapping now! lol.

I have a single child, but a dear friend had her kids about 18 months apart...they fought like cats and dogs in the middle years, and now are great friends and party together when in the same state....in my family, my ds was 5yrs my senior and brother 3years my senior...small gap in years but huge my whole life as far as feeling on an equal level even when adult....I was always the baby

My boys are just under 18 months apart & I love it. They are growing up together & now that the youngest is walking they play together all day (they did before he walked too but he couldn't get around as much with the oldest)...yes  they do have the odd fight, but it only lasts a few seconds then they are best friends again! I don't find it much harder than having just one to be honest.

Teshia

I have 9 month old twins, is this close enough for ya? LOL Just kidding.   I also have a 3 year old, so there is a good 2 year gap between them.

From my experience, 18 months - 2 years old is the most challenging time. This is when they start running around and running away from you and there is nothing you can say that will make them stop. So imagine that you're out in the grocery store or the mall, and you put your little toddler down and off she goes.  If you have a baby now, Jade would be about this challenging age when your baby is born. So not only do you have to chase after Jade, you'll be doing it while you have a baby in hand. It's do-able. Don't let me scare you.. it'll just be challenging.  

After 2 years old, you can usually do a little more negotiating with your toddler. So it's not so bad. So while you're busy with your baby, you can be telling Jade that she must not run away from you because she might lose you.

Anyway, that's just from my experience.  How challening your daughter would be also depends on temperament. You may just have a very mellow 18  month old, or you may have a very challening 18 month old.

My babies are 2 years apart and I think it's a great age.  Keep in mind that when they are this close in age, you can have alot of jelousy and fighting for your attention by your first.  My girl does not understand all the time that I have to give my son more attention because he is so little.  But in about a year everything will even out and they will be able to play together.  It's worth the extra work of careing for two little ones at the same time for them to be able to have a playmate.   I'm planning to have the next one when my boy is 2 to keep them close together...Good luck!