Sleeping arrangements for first 8 weeks for twins

texastracy · April 2013

Okay so I need some help. We're having twin baby boys and I am going to have a C Section that will restrict me to the downstairs area of our home (for a few weeks). My question is should I plan to maybe set a crib up down here for both? Or could we just use a twin pack in play? or separate pack n plays? From what I've read co-sleeping is discouraged bc of SIDS. I really dont like the idea of having them sleep together in 1 crib. They are fraternal twins. We are going to buy 2 cribs. Also buying 2 bassinets for just a few weeks doesn't seem realistic. Looking for some advice from you guys who have already experienced this. thank you! maybe i am over thinking this...just want to get a plan in my mind going.

Mayan2011 · April 2013

Hey sweets. We didn't buy a special 'twin' PNP. We just went with the standard PNP that has the hammock (upper level). The twins slept in the upper level for the first couple of months right next to our bed. When they got too bi

rn8 · April 2013

We used an Arms Reach CoSleeper for the first 2-3 months, attached to our bed. Both babies fit in the original one together. After that we transitioned them to their own cribs.

The upper portion of most pack and plays have a wei

megemoney · April 2013

We got two Rock 'N Plays. Going with two was strongly suggested to me by some Twin Moms who said their twins slept in the RNPs for a while.

Something to consider.

shaunah816 · April 2013

Depending on how your surgery goes, you may be more mobile than you think. I had a C section, and we all slept in our upstairs bedroom and spent the day in our downstairs living room. I would come downstairs in the morning and then go back upstairs at

selenamarino · April 2013

Mayan2011:

Hey sweets. We didn't buy a special 'twin' PNP. We just went with the standard PNP that has the hamm

ghl · April 2013

We have the twin PnP but our twins turned out to be pretty small (4lbs and 5lbs). They did best sleeping waddled in the same side of the bassinet to help keep each other warm. While they are swaddled, they really can't move and stay on their backs so we w

anakah · April 2013

We ended up sleeping the twins in their bouncy chairs for the first few weeks out of necessity because they would not sleep anywhere else.

BabyCarryingVessel · April 2013

In my experience, there was no such thing as sleeping arrangements for newborns. We spent the first 8 weeks holding them and sleeping in recliners. No reflux issues, they just wanted to be held. After two months they started going down e

Jen0204 · April 2013

For about 6 weeks they did all of their sleeping in RNPs. They are extremely convenient because they're so lightweight that we could just pick them up and carry them from the living room to our room when we went to bed (I had a c-section and had no pro

lynn0926 · April 2013

Mine are 6w old. The first 2 weeks they slept in their RNPs. They moved into their cribs at 2w because they have issues with gas and do better laying flat. They nap in the swing, bouncy, RNP, and play pen.

RoadToFertility · April 2013

I could have written this post myself! I am facing the same dilemma...not the c-section (not yet anyway) but I have been trying to figure out what the sleep situation will look like with my baby boys. I"m so glad you posted this..and thanks to the ladies

Ruthie04 · April 2013

shaunah816:
Depending on how your surgery goes, you may be more mobile than you think. I had a C section, and we all slept in

amd1982 · April 2013

I was able to climb the stairs after my section. Also we purchased two kolcraft bassinets from bru. They were 20 percent off and were like 60 bucks each. Totally worth it as they used them for the first 2.5 months. We've now transitioned to cribs and its

jennifire7 · April 2013

We use RnP's, it also helps with the reflux issues. Originally we planned to use PnP's, but the RnP's were so light and took up much less space. I have a PnP set up downstairs that I can use if needed.

I was very concerned about havin

Reilly626 · April 2013

I was in the same situation and didnt do stairs for over a month so we put them in 2 rock and plays downstairs our room is downstairs. We were up so much with them we didn't need to go upstairs. They napped in their swings or bouncers. At 4 months they w

tiffwedd · April 2013

Yay for baby boys!

Ours spent their first two weeks in the NICU so I had a little extra recovery time from the C-Section but was moving very well right after getting out of the hospital. We used the Rock-N-Plays for the first couple o

Ann003 · April 2013

My kids sleep in PnPs and RnPs at night (in the living room with me) and in separate cribs (in the nursery) during the day. DH and I take shifts with the kids, so it's easiest to have them in the living room at night because the kitchen (we bottl

Rynleigh · April 2013

Our boys shared one bassinet for the first 9 weeks. Since then, they've been sharing a normal pack n play. We have two cribs in their room, and at 12 weeks we're just about ready to move Simon into his. James may need another week or two before he's reall

kiwi443 · April 2013

I had a C-section and the girls slept downstairs in separate pack n plays for the first 8 weeks. I slept on the couch beside them (DH and MIL also took shifts). They were not good sleepers, so it was nice that they were on a separate floor and we weren't

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