Splitting up rooms

STint520

Did anyone regret splitting their twins? Mine are 13 months and are terrible sleepers (mainly becuase we won't let them soothe themselvs).  We run in everytime we hear a peep since they are known to wake each other up.  We're at our wits end and I think we're going to split them up, but it makes me sad in a way that they won't be together.  Our pediatrician said they spend most of the time together during the day.

google123

I'm actually splitting mine up next week.  We are moving into a bigger house and now they will have their own rooms.  Mine are 2yrs old.  I have no problems, because they are with eachother all day everyday.  It's only for sleep, and I have one twin in particular who is a bad sleeper and always wakes up the other.  My other twin is a good sleep, likes to sleep in, and can't because they get woken up all the time.

When they were infants, they used to always nap in separate rooms for the same reasons.  One would nap in their crib, the other would nap in our room in the pack n play. If one cried after 20min, there is no reason why the other baby has to get woken up.

I don't feel sad about it.  I think it's going to be wierd for them in a way because they have never had their own bedroom, so we will see how the first few weeks go.  I have a feeling that my daughter is going to have a more difficult time with it than my son, so we will see.

LALASEPT05

We have b/g twins so we always knew that we would be splitting them at some point. I always wanted to split them before they went to the big kid bed. Before they get out of their beds and get together and make mischief. They ended up naturally splitting themselves at about 2.5. They always napped separateley because DD was a much better sleeper than DS and needed more as well. She decided she wanted to sleep over night in her room where she napped. And so it was. I have not regretted it. I would say you can split them now and if for some reason down the line it makes sense you can put them back together. I don't think that either of them will suffer from being apart at night and at some point maybe it will make sense to put them back. It doesn't have to be a permanent decision. Do what works for now with the idea that something else might work later.

D&HMom

We separated them at 9 months for sleep training (each had a different issue and it was the only way to deal with it according to our Doula). Then we put them back together.  They are now 3.5 and are still together.  I have asked them if they want to separate and they don't want to and its not an issue i am going to push. I expect by the time they go to school they will each want a girl and boy room but I plan to make it so they can 'sleep over' if they want to.

amy1007

Separated rooms at 6 months. We needed sleep!! Maybe we'll move them back when they're 4 and naps are over

Brummy14

We'll be moving in a little less than two months, and will be splitting them up then into their own rooms. If one wakes up, we'll still likely get the other up (assuming we think they aren't hungry). These days, when they wake up, they still both chow down....so, we let them!