When to put in separate cribs?

asgarrisi

So, my girls have been awesome sleepers until about now. One really loves to snuggle up next to her sister (they both are snugglers I guess) but the other loves to have her hands and arms spread out all over the place. They don't wake each other up crying, but lately they have been. I have tried to put their heads on opposite sides of the crib and have their feet in the middle, but I am pretty sure it's time to put up the other crib. They will wake up, want to eat (and usually eat 3 1/2-41/2 depending on how long they were down), sometimes play, get them to sleep (all done within 1 hr since they start to crab  after that-I try to prolong the playtime, but doesn't always work) and within 30 minutes or so they are up again....it's so frustrating to get them down and they are up shortly after-I can't get anything done and I feel bad for DS who doesn't get as much one-on-one time as he used to.  I can't complain about nighttime, though. They are sleeping about 11 hours...it's just the naps.

Do you think it's time to separate them?

If you started out with your babies together and then separated, when did you and how did they do?

Any tips or just go right for it?

Thanks so much,

A tired mamma!

macchiatto

We separated our twins as soon as we stopped swaddling them. I didn't want them to be able to interfere with each other's breathing or sleep in any way. We didn't do a gradual transition or anything and they handled it great.

sara1014

We separated ours at about 3-4 months.  They slept together in the PNP basinet for 2 months...and then in the same crib in their own room for about a month at which point, there was too much movement to keep them together.  It made me nervous to think they'd snuggle up too much.

They never seemed to notice that we separated them...I think it actually made them sleep better!  Good luck! 

babydontforget

We had ours together in a co-sleeper in our room until 6 weeks, and then we moved them to a shared crib in their room. They only shared for about two weeks before we put each in his own crib. We did it because it seemed to me like they were waking each other up.

We did it cold turkey and they didn't mind at all. They've been in separate cribs ever since.

nolachick11

Whenever they started breaking out of their swaddles and waking the other up was when I separated them. I can't remember exactly when, but I want to say around 5 months.  It might seem long but mine were preemies also. 

lgurian

they slept in our room in the same crib for about 8 weeks. when we moved them into their own room is when we split them up. they didnt mind at all. in fact that is when they started sleeping better (i dont know if one thing had to do with the other at all or if it was just time). they were starting to move more and kick as they were falling asleep and would always end up jolting the other awake. i would say just try it and see how it goes, it might go smoother then you think. GL. 

blondek8

I split my guys up around the 6-7 week mark. Just decided one day that they were getting too big to sleep together in one crib. They didn't seem to notice or mind. We stopped swaddling them shortly after that because they hated it.

katsblaze

blondek8:

I split my guys up around the 6-7 week mark. Just decided one day that they were getting too big to sleep together in one crib. They didn't seem to notice or mind. We stopped swaddling them shortly after that because they hated it.

Same here. They sleep much better without the other. They were starting to wake each other up.

chica180

Our twins will be 12 weeks tomorrow and they're still in the same crib. I've been wondering about seperating them too bc DD is not sleeping as well as she used to.  But, so far DD's crying hasn't disturbed DS. He is a pretty sound sleeper.  They are both swaddled, but somehow they always seem to find each other. Even with a space between them, it doesn't take long for them to find some way of touching. Either they end up in a "V" shape, and their feet are touching. Or they are right up against each other. It is just so cute and sweet.....I hate the thought of seperating them.  I'm going to keep them together as long as I possibly can.  I just hope that DD goes back to her old sleeping habits soon!!