cosleeping twins, so confused!

CarolynAndBrad · March 2010

I know this is talked about, I've read many posts but I've gotten myself very confused as to what we should do. I admit I'm reading too much and getting way too many conflicting opinions!

Was going to do the arm's reach original cosleeper as a free standing bassinet. Then I switched to one crib in our room with a divider. Now I have concerns about cosleeping the babies and SIDS risk. I can't see the point really in getting two moses baskets or two small bassinets or mini cosleepers as they won't be used for very long, but I suppose they would give me the flexibility to put them down in any room as I could move them.

They will later have their own crib in the same (large) room.

What are you doing, what are you using, and why? And how long did your initial sleeping arrangement last? TIA!

kimarino13 · March 2010

We have them sleeping together in a Pack n Play in our room right now. We're getting close to moving them into their nursery (maybe at 6 weeks, or maybe at 8 weeks). I will have them share a crib for awhile because they like being next to each other, and then they'll move into their own cribs.

I never had a need for the Arm's Reach. Getting out of bed after my c/s was never hard, and I don't necessarily need them right next to me in bed.

HisLobster · March 2010

Our Mini Cosleeper holds 23 lbs in the bassinet so depending on the size of your babies, they could potentially be in there for awhile. I wish our bedroom was big enough for the original because that's what I would've used. I didn't need them beside me because of my c/s but just because I wanted them there. They slept in our room for 6 months in the co-sleeper (and with us) then we moved them to 1 crib in their room.

finallyreilly · March 2010

We were initally going to have them in our room. One in a bassinet that we got from a friend and the other in the pack and play. We ended up putting them both in their own cribs in their room. We wanted them in seperate cribs due to SIDS risk. DD was in the NICU for 4 weeks and they constantly told us about not having them sleep together and nothing in their cribs.

DH was insistant about them being in their room because he felt it would be better for them to get use to it right away and that we would all sleep better by not sharing a room. I was not happy about it at first, but it all worked out - especially with my mom and mil were there to help with night time feedings that I didn't bf. Their room is right across the hall from us so it takes me 2 seconds to get to them.

LoveTravel · March 2010

We had the boys sleep in the same crib in their own room from the get-go and both were in their own sleep positioner so that kept them separated.

Once we stopped using the sleep positioner we put them in their own crib- GL with your decision

lgurian · March 2010

LoveTravel:
We had the boys sleep in the same crib in their own room from the get-go and both were in their own sleep positioner so that kept them separated.
Once we stopped using the sleep positioner we put them in their own crib- GL with your decision

this is what we did, only we started with the crib in our room just so we didnt have to go as far to feed them. we put them in their own cribs when they started getting too big to share and would kick each other awake. (about 12 wks)

benkari · March 2010

We had them each in their own bassinette and now they are each in their own crib. We were warned of the dangers of a baby suffocating another and were too worried.

nygrl79 · March 2010

It is my understanding that there is no SIDS risk for a sibling newborn, so I was told at the hospital baby care class that I took that nothing was permitted in the crib with a newborn EXCEPT for his/her sibling twin. In fact, having their twin in the bed is supposed to help them "remember" to breathe....don't know if that is true, but that is what I was told. Dividers are a SIDS risk at first (because they are not breathable as most are solid), so we are not using ours until later, if at all. Our twins will share a crib as long as possible.

kimarino13 · March 2010

Our hospital (with one of the best NICUs in the country) encouraged the babies to sleep together. I was afraid they would suffocate each other but they have done really well together. They are swaddled, so maybe that helps.

janjag · March 2010

nicu put them co-sleeping (of course they are monitored in hosp), and also encouraged us to do the same at home. every ped visit he asked if we were still co-sleeping and seemed pleased that we were. we separated gradually between 3 & 4 mos.

we put a crib next to our bed, and they slept there for a few nights. quickly moved them into the nursery which is right next to our room. i could not sleep over vivienne's constant noises - i felt like i was on alert!

in nicu they divide babies with blanket up the middle sometimes. a nurse who came to our house recommended doing U shape under each baby's feet. that way blanket doesn't go up near their faces.

pea-kay · March 2010

In the NICU, the boys cobedded, but they were also on monitors and had an eye on them 24 hours a day. The neonatologists told us not to put them in the same crib, but when they came home, we put them all in one crib (about a foot apart, and they weren't moving) in their room. We never had them in our room.

Temp6313048411121614 · March 2010

We have them sidecarred in 1 crib. LINK HERE. We moved DS1 to his crib when he was 8m (with absolutely NO trouble at all). At this time we don't have a time frame to move the twins. The most recommended (to prevent SIDS) is to have the baby (or babies) in their own bed (or 2 separate beds) but in your room. Sharing a room will help to sync their breathing to yours, and you don't get the smothering risks from being in your bed. You just have to decide what's going to work for your family.

darci04 · March 2010

We had planned on putting them both in our room in seperate bassinetts when we first brought them home, but they did best sleeping next to eachother. Plus, the noises a newborn baby can make is unbelievable! It kept waking me up. So, they shared a crib until they were around 2 months, and at that point, Blake kept getting woken up by Brody, so we moved them into their own cribs. They've done great since then!

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