u/thequietone3

We thought we were done at 3 but now I'm feeling on the fence about a 4th. My husband is surprised but not necessarily opposed. I'm 36 and our kids are 4.5, 2.5, and 17 months.

Given that our current 3 kids are quite close in age, I don't want to wait too long and make the 4th one feel left out. But also, I've just started feeling like myself again after so many years of consecutive pregnancy & breastfeeding, and I kind of don't want to be pregnant again just yet.

What would everyone's recommendation be on the maximum age gap between baby 3 and baby 4?

Hi all, my oldest will turn 5 this year in November, and I was just planning to casually teach reading and writing and a bit of math, in a pretty relaxed way, no formal curriculum. Plus just lots of reading aloud and experiences like museums etc.

But now I'm wondering if it's better to do a full-on kindergarten curriculum, even though my child is technically younger than kindergarten age for U.S. public schools.

Also, if I did the casual style kindergarten this year, would we just go straight to 1st grade curriculum in fall of 2027?

Any thoughts or experiences welcome! Thanks!