When is best time for second child?

my sister and I are 3 years apart and I love it. My children are also 3 years apart, its nice that way. and now we just started to try and get preg. in nov. and my daughter turned 2 in dec. it hasnt happened yet. But I like the 3 year gap, it makes it much easier when your pregnant and once you have the child

its just about the right time the age differance will be just perfect believe me i am a mother off six. good luck in whatever you decide.

before the first one

my kids are 4 years apart.It's wonderful, she is in kindergarten.The little one is at home with me. My daughter helps out all the time. Plus since there's an age difference, they don't have to compete for attention. I know my cousin has her kids all around the same age and she is always overwhelmed and stressed http://parenting.ivillage.com/ttc/ttcprep/0,,48dx,00.html

I'd wait until the first one is out of diapers. Buying diapers for two is EXPENSIVE. You'll be chasing after your son for the next 4 years, so if you get pregnant keep that in mind. If they're really close in age, they'll probably fight more as children, but they'll be closer siblings as adults. It just depends on how much sanity you feel you need.

2 years the best time to have a child is when you feel your ready for another and you could cope well enough with two small children there are benifits and there are bad points of course for the onky child to have to share you good luck to you x

Whenever you feel ready. There are pros and cons for waiting 1-3 years, then there are pros and cons for waiting 4-6 years. I could say have them closer together. That way they have more of a chance to be closer and have someone to talk to for things they can't talk to you about. I know I go never go to my brother for my problems because he is so much older then me. Also, it's a good way to wean the older one of bottles and things. "Can you give your bottles to the new baby?" Your son is probably old enough now for you to have a comfortable pregnancy and care for him.

when i was having kids i wanted them close together for the same reasons but i had 1 in Nov 91 and 1 in March 93 it wasn't that bad they sort of help bring each other up play together and stuff learning is so much is i thought too as they pick up off each other, mine are both girls so you can imagine what its like now 1 at 15 and other nearly 14 lol happy days wouldn't change them for the world

Wait a year or three to get another child. You might not want to take care of two babies at young ages. That might be a pain.