Putting 2 to sleep at once?

JustcallmeGG2

Hi ladies!  I have a question for you.

Right now it has been very easy putting the babies to sleep around 7:30 because there are 2 of us.  But soon DH is going to be working in the evenings and it might only be me.

How do you put down 2 at the same time?  especially when their cribs are across the room?

I know if i left one in a bouncer by themselves they would probably start crying if no one was in the room.

Any advice?

meldoo2002

How do you get them to sleep now even with DH?  Do you have to rock them?  Do you put them down drowsy and they go to sleep?  At your LOs age I would lay them in their boppys on the floor of their room, ready a few stories, sing a few songs while they drank their last bottles, burp them both and just zip them in their sleep sacks and put in their cribs.  They'd then go to sleep.  

JustcallmeGG2

Sydney is the easy one.  If you see her rubbing her eyes, she is ready to go down (usually).

Ayden slept in his swing and we gave him a little bottle too while he was falling asleep.  He is way too big to go in the swing anymore so we need to stop that NOW.

PurrCrasher

I nurse DS and pump for DD so this may or may not work for you.

When it's just me I will nurse DS and give DD a bottle while she lays in a boppy to my left. Both babies have a good night time routine and are tuned into the clues that this is the bed time feeding which helps. Even if DD finishes before DS I just let her suck on my pinky until he is finished. When both babies are done eating I first take DS to his crib and then return for DD and do the same. Both babies tend to burp on their own but on the way to the crib I pat their backs gently just in case. When my DH does bedtime alone it's very similar except both babies are in boppys with bottles.

Can you move the bouncer closer to the crib so you're not so far away? Would that possibly help with the crying? We ran into this problem and unfortunately the baby that was put down second would get fussy but after a few times they began to realize that I would be right back for them and that too became a part of our routine.

Good luck!

LottaLattes

My first advice would be to try to do it solo a couple of times before he goes, in case it doesn't work!

What I do is I give both boys a bath indivually while the other hangs out in their room, often crying And then ai give both bottles on boppies. If they are tired enough, they will both conk out right away. If not, I can flip one over and start burping on the boppy while the other finishes, or get them both burped if they finish at the same time. Since starting to crawl, one of my guys often starts to crawl off, and I let him as long as he is happy and not getting into stuff. I then put down the easier one who will often go down with his paci and a lovey and do whatever it takes to get the other one down. If they are both fussing, I have a little stool that I put next to one crib and pat that baby while rocking the other. I don't have much luck with the drowsy but awake business with my fussier guy. And then I go downstairs and have a drink if I have one around ;

chickaboo1974

My advice is to make your routine as simple as possible.  We never gave the boys a bath every night- that is too much work by yourself.

Our routine was simple.  Change into PJs, bottle, then in the crib- drowsey but still awake.  When there was only one of us at bedtime- that person would give both a bottle using the boppies on the floor- and then in their cribs.

Only when they were done with bottles did we add books to the routine.  Then it went PJs, into cribs, 3 books, kisses, lights out.

My guys have been GREAT sleepers and pretty flexible with bedtimes if we needed to be.

ks3pink

I always put my good sleeper down first while the other is playing on the floor. I'm not out of the room very long, just long enough to lay him down. I snuggle and rock him in the living room where I can watch the other one. Once the first one is down I move on to the next. You will find a system that works for you. GL!

Reilly626

I go to my parents house haha! My husband has to work late tomorrow and I will exhaust myself if I have to do all feedings and playtimes solo so I am asking for help. I've done it solo and its hard! Ironically I want to go to a twins club meeting and its their bed time so I need my husband to do it solo should be interesting! Can you get help?

JustcallmeGG2

Right now we are living with my in laws post hurricane but hope to be back in our home this month. All family lives 20 to 30 min away so I feel bad asking.

Breezy8407

I have been doing the night routine by myself since Thanksgiving. I pick them up from daycare and we are home by 5. They almost alwyas fall asleep so I let them sleep in their car seats while I get things ready for the baths, change my clothes, get their dinner prepped.

I wake up DS and give him a bath - typically DD stays sleeping. I put him in the living room with toys and then give her a bath. Once both are bathed, we have dinner. They get some finger foods then purees. 

We play for a little bit if there is time then I make bottles. I feed the one that looks most tired  first. Usually it works best to put DD to bed first because he doesn't like to be held, but in the past I would have to hold/rock them each one at a time. 

During the time I would be holding DS, DD is either playing with toys near us or in the pack and play to contain her (she can crawl).  Once I put DS to bed, then I feed DD and rock/hold her to sleep. 

Scorpgirl444

I've been very lucky with this.  We have our routine which they both rely on.

Last bottles between 6:30 and 7 in their swings.  When they are done they go right upstairs for PJs and cribs.  When I'm by myself, I take one at a time upstairs which usually works out well because DS is usually done before DD anyway.

What's funny is when I put one up in their crib that one will stay up and jabber until I get the other upstairs.  Once I get the second on the changing table they look at each other and start talking.  Once I get them both in cribs, it's about 10 minutes until both are asleep.  Neither will go to sleep without the other in the room.  It's really cute.

You just need to do it.  The babies won't like the new routine but will get used to it fairly quickly.  Mine now do well going up separately or together when DH is home to help.