Toby was such a good baby that I wanted another when he was about 9 months old. I'm so glad we did as when he hit a year he stopped sleeping through the night, became a fussy eater, threw tantrums, was clingy and stroppy and was always ill and he got into the habbit of getting in to my bed. Now he's back to being a quite content child who is happy sitting on the sofa playing the DS/watching TV or playing by himself if needs be. I think our gap was perfect. He gets 6 weeks to spend with his little sister before he's off to school in the day which will give me time to focus on the baby whilst he's at school and by the time he gets back from school OH will be back from work and I'll get some help to look after them both.