What is the best age spacing between siblings?
Dear Carey, This is a relatively new question for humans, simply because until babies began using bottles, and a surplus of food for their mothers became available, women’s bodies were unlikely to conceive again soon after a birth. In fact, at least 3 years between births seems to be the historical human norm. Now, however, moms can conceive again quickly, and have the responsibility of choosing what’s best for the physical and psychological health of their babies. An analysis of studies involving more than 11 million women, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in April 2006, found that the physical health of a baby is much better if his mother waits a minimum of 18 months after the previous baby before she conceives him.Many studies have shown that women are often anemic for a good year after a birth because of the months of iron allotted to the baby and placenta and the blood loss during birth. Babies born to women who get pregnant within the first 18 months a
