We had planned to use the pack n play all along, but the NICU nurse told us to absolutely never sleep them together so now I'm having to rethink our sleeping situation. I'd love to hear how you all manage sleeping arrangements for your twins. Thanks!
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when they were nb they slept together but once they started to wiggle around, which didn't take long. we moved them to seperate cribs but if they napped in a pack n play they were always together in it. we stopped using the cribs several months ago all together and co sleep now on a queen bed on the floor of their room. DH stays in our room alone bc of his work schedule. I love sleeping with them!
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Well that ruins my plans too. We were going to sleep ours together at first as well maybe we should rethink our sleeping arrangement we are getting two cribs but I LOVED my pack n play with my son it made breast feeding so easy at night the first few months. Thanks for posting this I would love to see what other MOMs do/did
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Mine are 10 weeks old, and sleep together in a crib every night. They were in a pack n play in our room together at first, though. They haven't rolled from back to belly yet, so it seems safe enough for them to share a crib and they seem to sleep better together. Once they start rolling, I will probably have to put them in their own cribs.
Hmm, weird. They had mine together in the same isolette in the NICU. They never said anything to us about them sleeping apart. I'd guess it's a SIDS thing.
Once they were home we had them together in a full sized co-sleeper (with a fan nearby for airflow). Eventually we realized they slept better in the RNPs though. Now they share a room but each have their own crib.
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We used the bassinet in the PnP until they were like 2 months and started moving around more in their sleep. The reason they say not to let them sleep together is to reduce accidental suffocation(twins tend to pull their faces into the other twins allowing air to get trapped). After they out grew that we separated them into their own bassinet and then into their own PnP.
Hmm, weird. They had mine together in the same isolette in the NICU. They never said anything to us about them sleeping apart. I'd guess it's a SIDS thing.
I asked for them to be together in the event of a NICU stay and was told absolutely not. Our hospital is anti sleeping together and we are torn. I registered for RnPs and 2 cribs, but the idea of separating them makes me sad... Guess we'll see when they get here.
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Mine slept in a rock n plays next to each other for the first 4 mos. The RnPs were in my room early on and then moved to their bedroom. We did put them for "awake" time in the big crib together alot and I put both of them in the bassinet of the pack n play together to look at mobiles and the like.
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My hospital said no also due to SIDS. We did RNPs then personal cribs at 4 months.
This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
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My hospital said no also due to SIDS. We did RNPs then personal cribs at 4 months.
This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
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My hospital said no also due to SIDS. We did RNPs then personal cribs at 4 months.
This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
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Re: Anyone sleep their twins together?
Hmm, weird. They had mine together in the same isolette in the NICU. They never said anything to us about them sleeping apart. I'd guess it's a SIDS thing.
Once they were home we had them together in a full sized co-sleeper (with a fan nearby for airflow). Eventually we realized they slept better in the RNPs though. Now they share a room but each have their own crib.
I asked for them to be together in the event of a NICU stay and was told absolutely not. Our hospital is anti sleeping together and we are torn. I registered for RnPs and 2 cribs, but the idea of separating them makes me sad... Guess we'll see when they get here.
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This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
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When I brought them home from the hospital, they slept in one crib. That maybe lasted a month, if that.
They slept in their own cribs until we converted it to a bed. Now they sleep together in a full size bed.
This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
July 2011: Clomid 50mg- No ovulation
Sept 2011: Clomid 100mg- No ovulation
Nov 2011: Clomid 150mg- No ovulation
Jan-Feb 2012: 150mg Clomid and 5 mg Femara w/ Orvidrel Shot- Ovulation!!
Feb 2012: IUI #1- BFP
Beta #1: 206
Beta #2: 2496
Feb 16: TWINS!!!
June 13: Found out genders... Boy/Girl (Team Green)
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This for us as well. We had a RNP on either side of the bed. DH always fed the one on his side and same for me. This worked great until 4 months when we put them in the nursery in their own cribs.
July 2011: Clomid 50mg- No ovulation
Sept 2011: Clomid 100mg- No ovulation
Nov 2011: Clomid 150mg- No ovulation
Jan-Feb 2012: 150mg Clomid and 5 mg Femara w/ Orvidrel Shot- Ovulation!!
Feb 2012: IUI #1- BFP
Beta #1: 206
Beta #2: 2496
Feb 16: TWINS!!!
June 13: Found out genders... Boy/Girl (Team Green)
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