Appropriate age gap for your children  

You should be happy for having your second child. Although it should serve as a lesson and a reminder to be more responsible next time and use contraceptives if you can't afford to have another baby.

Anyhow, accept your child as a blessing and consider it a challenge for you to do better in providing for it.

goodluck.

Congratulation for your second child. I think the appropriate age gap is 2 or 3 years, because my brother and I have one year age gap. While with my sister is 6 years age gap I used to fight with my bro when were kids :)

My friend from my pregnancy group had a baby girl in May 2007 and a baby boy in May 2008. She didn't know she was pregnant until 9 weeks pregnancy because her time of the month hadn't returned. So there is less than one year between her children. She has a tandem style pushchair. She got clothes given by another girl from my pregnancy group that had a boy in May 2007. If you have a girl you would already have much clothing. It might be possible to buy a cot second hand. When you have a 4 year old and a 5 year old your life will seem fantastic. Your children will be so close in age that they will share toys perfectly I imagine. Good luck with your pregnancy. The age gap between my two children is 12 years!