One crib or two?

kolabola29

For all the twin mommies out there, I was wondering whether you have one crib that both of your babies sleep/slept in, or two -- one for each baby?  Did you start them off sharing a crib and then split them out at some point, and if so, when?

 Thanks! 

E&RMommy

We never crib shared.  You'll need two eventually so just buy two (many places give 10% discount for second).

projectbaby2012

Two. Our babies wake each other when we nap them in one crib. IKEA has very affordable cribs.

chickaboo1974

You need two cribs- my guys slept in their own cribs from the time they were about a month old.  They spent 17 days in the NICU and then at home they slept in a PNP for two weeks.  I think that is why they have been such good sleepers- plus my John was always a big mover- and they both hated to be swaddled- so sleeping alone was required for safety (not just the SIDS arguement- but suffocation was the biggest worry for me at the time) 

Brummy14

Definitely two. We're not even out of the NICU yet and one is allllll over the crib they have her in now. No way she wouldn't wake up her sister...and thats all before even talking the SIDS risk.

macchiatto

E&RMommy:

We never crib shared.  You'll need two eventually so just buy two (many places give 10% discount for second).

Agreed. I'd go ahead and buy two now if you can. We didn't right away, partly to spread out expenses, but I wish we had bought them at the same time because we ended up having to buy a different type of crib that totally didn't match for the second one. Ours did share for the first 6 months (until they were done sleeping swaddled) but I still think if you can at all swing it, I would go ahead and start out with two.

lynn0926

Two seperate cribs. I am starting them off in RNPs and naps in the cribs. 

kolabola29

Thanks ladies!  Two cribs it is

Corleyrae

I asked the same thing 8 weeks ago. We decided to do two cribs because we'll need them eventually. One will be in our room where I plan to co-sleep them until they start waking each other up. When that time comes I'll be prepared to move them to seperate beds or rooms if need be.

kolabola29

Corleyrae:

I asked the same thing 8 weeks ago. We decided to do two cribs because we'll need them eventually. One will be in our room where I plan to co-sleep them until they start waking each other up. When that time comes I'll be prepared to move them to seperate beds or rooms if need be.

 Good to know.  My apologies that I asked a question that was recently asked.  I have tried searching for the questions I have before posting them, but the search function on this board really sucks. 

kellibelle0417

kolabola29:

Corleyrae:

I asked the same thing 8 weeks ago. We decided to do two cribs because we'll need them eventually. One will be in our room where I plan to co-sleep them until they start waking each other up. When that time comes I'll be prepared to move them to seperate beds or rooms if need be.

 Good to know.  My apologies that I asked a question that was recently asked.  I have tried searching for the questions I have before posting them, but the search function on this board really sucks. 

 

I'm glad you asked because I was wondering too!  

flgator

E&RMommy:

We never crib shared.  You'll need two eventually so just buy two (many places give 10% discount for second).

Agree w/this.  Our twins are still in bassinets, but my older boys were 22 months apart and we needed 2 cribs.  

Harr1030

two- even though they shared your  tummy for 9 months, they need separate cribs.  If one wakes up cries, thrashes around, then you risk

two upset babies and just one mama. (my sis has twin boys -now almost 4 years old)

MelleTX

My girls are almost 6 weeks and currently sleep in the RNPs, but I will be transitioning them to the crib for naps this week. I just have one crib right now. the girls sleep swaddled so I plan to stick with just one until they start rolling around, then I will put the second crib together. I am hoping they can share until 6 months since I would like to wait until we move to a new house. I have NO space in our current, tiny condo.