How do you put the twins to bed ALONE?

ttchach

I know I've been spoiled, my girls are 10 months old today and I have never put them to bed without assistance. My husband is traveling tomorrow and I may be by myself. They have seperate rooms, and it isn't a bath night, so I can have their faces washed, lotioned, in PJ's and sleepers already.

 

But we usually rock them in the chair while feeding them the bottle then lay them down to bed. I cannot hold both at once, (never tried but they are 20 pounds and I have to hold two bottles).

When they were younger I would put them in bobbies or seats and feed them alone, but never for bedtime. Help, any ideas? Like I said they are in different rooms, so I have to put them both down and have fears when I leave one that one will scream and wake up her sister.

jennie13

on a normal night, I nurse the twins in their room and put them in their cribs one at a time while my husband holds the other and watches our older daughter in the family room.   When he's not home, I nurse them in the family room with the lights out while DD1 watches TV, bring the first one to bed, and pray the 2nd will chill in her bouncy until it's her turn. 

Hibiscus2007

I put all 3 babies to bed alone every night, while DH does bath and reads to DS #1.  It's not easy and doesn't always go as planned but I put two in boppies on the couch and prop their bottles while I feed the 3rd in my lap sitting between the other two, if I need to adjust a bottle or if one is done, I put the one I am holding on the floor while I take one at a time upstairs.  Usually one eats faster than the others so I usually hold him, put him in crib all before one of the others finish their bottles.   GL

blondek8

Mine are only 5.5 months so it's probably easier for me since they aren't mobile yet.

I do bedtime on my own 1 week out of every month when my husband is working nights. 4pm-2am. I bring a bouncy chair in the bathroom so while one is being bathed the other is in the bouncy and can watch/play with the light bar. I dry, lotion and jammy then switch babies. The jammied baby sits in the bouncer while I bathe the other one. There is some crying -- I do my best to be patient and ignore it because I know they're both just tired and hungry, but I'm only one person and can only go so fast.

Once everyone is bathed and jammied (did I make up a word?) then I take them in the nursery and feed them one at a time. They're difficult to feed on a good day, so it's easier to do them one at a time instead of tandem bottle feeding. Again, whoever is waiting is in the bouncy being bounced while I feed his brother. When I'm done feeding the first one, he goes in his crib and I feed the other one and put him down. We're lucky because our guys go to bed without any kind of fight or drawn out routine.

jbl126

When I was alone when the girls were younger, I would either put them in boppys on my bed and feed them their bottles and then take one at a time into their room.  Then I started putting the boppys on the floor in their room and then put each one in the crib. 

Try not to get too stressed out or overthink it.  You will do just fine.

ttchach

Thanks Ladies, you show me it could be done! My girls were spoiled early on so if they see me holding one while the other one has a bottle propped it may not work. But so be it.

They are too big for the bouncy chairs and they are practically walking. My only saving grace is that they go to bed very easily without any rocking, singing, etc., just put them down turn on the sound machine and walk out of the room!

Temp159135562506975

just wing it- you'll find what works.

I put all 3 of mine to bed alone often, and just when i find what works they change it up as they get older.... recently i've finally been able to rock the twins together and say prayers, read a book, both on my lap- it's SOOO Nice- but up until maybe a month ago when i started that, i had to do them separately- and have the other in the crib waiting for his turn.