1st post :) twins co-sleeping

shortchik5 · November 2010

Hi! I'm Monika, I'm about 37 weeks preg with B/G twins. My C-section is scheduled November 22nd, woo hoo!!! I can't wait to breathe again.

I was wondering if anyone let their twins sleep in the same crib/bassinet?

Temp159135562506975 · November 2010

i didn't - the nurses warned that it's a SIDS risk (breathing in each other's air when facing each other)... but many moms do.

we had them in separate arms reach cosleepers - with angelcare monitors... angelcare monitors won't work right if 2 babies are in the same crib- so that alone made our decision. Our boys STTN at 8 weeks- so being apart didn't hurt their sleeping at all.

pea-kay · November 2010

the boys slept in the same crib for about three months. they were swaddled and didn't wiggle much, so we put them about a foot apart and they had plenty of "personal space".

fwiw, our NICU told us not to do it, but we did anyway.

ougrad1 · November 2010

i have not but, my biggest battle is keeping them on the same schedule and them some kind of happy. sleeping together hasn't entered my mind, really.

congrats on an end in sight!!!!! : )

macchiatto · November 2010

My hospital told us about both the studies indicating that newborn (especially preemie) multiples benefiting from co-bedding (helps regulate their heart rate and body temp, etc.) as well as the risks involved (e.g. if they're too close and re-breathe, or roll into each other and suffocate) so we could make an informed decision. The research that indicates siblings should not co-bed are based on siblings of different ages, so some doctors believe it doesn't really apply to multiples. However, as of the time I researched, studies haven't been done specifically on multiples to show if it increases the incidence of SIDS or not so you can't say for sure that it doesn't. We did it similar to how Peakay did--they were swaddled, didn't really move around and had plenty of personal space. They were far enough apart that they wouldn't interfere with each other's breathing, which is the key to avoiding a SIDS risk. At any rate, I recommend doing some research of your own so you can weigh the pros and cons and figure out what you're comfortable with. We moved our babies to separate cribs once we stopped swaddling; I would not have been comfortable with it if they were able to move around and roll into each other.

redshoegirl · November 2010

We didn't, partly because I'd read of the SIDS risk and also just because they didn't like sleeping near each other. I know a lot parents say their twins are comforted by the other's presence, but our boys were more like, "Are you kidding? I've been mashed up next to him for 9 months. I need my space!" Stick out tongue

I'm glad we already had separate cribs set up in the nursery because otherwise we'd have had to run out and buy one and set it up right away - just something to keep in mind in case you were considering just buying one crib for now and another later on (I know you didn't say you were, but I've seen people mention it as a plan before so I thought I'd throw it out there Smile ).

babydontforget · November 2010

We co-slept them in one arm's reach original co-sleeper for...I think maybe six weeks. As the pps did, we swaddled them and positioned them across the width of the bassinet mattress. I moved them at six weeks into one crib in their nursery, because I didn't want them in my room any more--every little peep they made kept me awake! Then they only shared a crib in their room for a couple weeks...because every little peep they made kept the other twin awake.

I asked the NICU nurse at my hospital--who had twins--about co-sleeping. She told me that they don't do it there, and that she was supposed to tell me not to do it, but confessed that she co-slept her twins. An OB nurse that taught my hospital multiples class--who had twins--said the same thing. And the pediatrician we started with (we've since switched, long story)--who had twins--told us that he co-slept his twins and told us we'd be fine to do so, too. My research had me totally on the fence, but with those three recommendations I felt fine with it. Perhaps you could ask your pedi and your OB, see what they say?

janjag · November 2010

Ours slept together in a crib in the nursery. The nicu recommended we do this, and that might be partly due to their being born at 33w4d. We separated them between 3-4mos. They were always swaddled and had lots of space between them.

Congrats on 37wks!

BrookeRamirez · November 2010

I havent had my twins yet but im planning on having them sleep in the same bassinet and crib...it seems to me like they would sleep better, they are so used to it inside the womb. Iam also having B/G twins! good luck...i wont be having mine untill December so let me know how it goes and what you decide to do!

farmwife · November 2010

I haven't had my twins yet either (also B/G!) but we plan to have them sleep in the same crib in the beginning. I remember when we first put DS into his crib (he was a similar size to most twins I think, as he was a 35 weeker) and he looked soooo tiny in that huge crib. I think there is plenty of space in a crib that you could put two swaddled babies in there without having them close enough to re-breathe each other's air. I figure once ours start moving around/rolling, we'll put them in separate cribs (though part of that reasoning is that DS is still in his crib and we really don't want to have to go buy 2 new cribs). FWIW, my sister also had her twins sleep together in a crib until they were moving, then separated them.

Desired11 · November 2010

I haven't had my twins yet either, but also plan to have them together for the first few months. My bro/sis are twins and they slept together. I plan to separate after a few months, because my bro/sis were so bad together in the crib! I have learned from my mom's mistake!

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