Roshan's Blog: Spacing Out Your Kids

Written Thursday, May 13th 2010 by Alexandra

Roshan's Blog: Spacing Out Your Kids

It’s different today. Today, more women are in their mid-thirties when they begin their families compared to my generation. We got married in our early 20’s and began our families soon afterwards. We also had the luxury of spacing them a few years apart because we were not concerned about our “reproductive clock ticking away”.

I chose 3 years apart for my first 2 children because I wanted to enjoy and savor every moment with my first born. I had also become aware that children are a lot of work despite the joys and maybe I could catch up on my sleep deficit before the next one. My last 2 children were 2 years apart, life was hectic and I could not give the 2 year old all the attention I wanted to as I was busy attending to a new baby.

I recently overheard some mothers talking about how they had spaced their children. There was the admission that they wanted them close together so that they would be playmates and close companions. However, they are siblings and like all children they will fight and play. Two of the women had come to this conclusion and had wished they could go back in time and space their second child out further.

Still, it all works out and no matter what the age difference, their personalities will determine how they get along and not the years between them.

-Roshan

Roshan Kaderali is a registered nurse, midwife, lactation specialist and CEO of Baby's Bliss^® and Mommy's Bliss^®. Originally from Tanzania and later a resident of Scotland, she has lived permanently in America for over thirty-five years. You can read more about Roshan here.

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Written Thursday, May 13th 2010 by Alexandra
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