# Two children at once or a year apart?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-children-at-once-or-a-year-apart/1028762 "2026-03-25T17:18:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-children-at-once-or-a-year-apart/1028762/21 "2026-03-28T21:12:45Z")

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Our first two were 17 months apart. The older never seemed to resent her brother. It was the occasion of her first two word sentence: “Baby, aah.” They were both in diapers until she turned 2. Six years after #2 came #3 and they both seemed to enjoy it thoroughly.

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