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Clueless re: sleep problems

JustcallmeGG2JustcallmeGG2 member
in July 2012 Moms

I really don't know how to handle our sleep issues.

The babies cribs are in the same room and when Ayden wants to fight going to sleep, I have to take him out of the crib or Sydney will wake up and start crying.

So, I bring him to our bed and sometimes it will take 45 minutes for him to go to sleep.  Plus, I have to stay there with him or I risk him crawling off the bed.

If I try to do sleep training with him in a pack n play in our bedroom, then he will be used to going to sleep in our bedroom in the PNP and its going to be a whole other battle when we try to get him back into his own room again.

HELP!  I have no idea what to do here.  TWIN PROBLEMS :(




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Re: Clueless re: sleep problems

  • adorebellaadorebella member
    I don't know if this would help but when Owen fights bedtime we just put him in the crib with some quiet toys [stacking cups, blocks, small cars]. He will play quietly and drop the toys out of the crib over the railing. Once he's out of toys he lays down and falls asleep. It feels like black magic voodoo it's so easy.

    Also I think you could sleep train in the PNP. I don't really buy into babies having a hard time transiting to similar sleeping environments. Meaning, I get that it's hard to go from rnp to crib because one is snuggly and inclined but crib and pnp are essentially the same thing.

    Whatever you figure out I hope he figures out that sleep is awesome and gives you a break!



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  • pinkangelmoonpinkangelmoon member
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    Could you move Sydney's crib?  Just while you are sleep training?  This seems like a tough one, but if you have an extra room you can use while sleep training Ayden, that might work if she's a pretty low maintenance sleeper.

    This, or even consider moving them to separate rooms permanently if that is an option.   Also, I remember reading about this on the multiples board and some still sleep train with both babies in the room. Eventually the other twin will get used to the crying and learn to ignore it.   I know we try to tend to a crying baby quickly too, to avoid disturbing the other, but I'm always surprised at how much the other can sleep through once they are sound asleep. 

     We've had this problem with Liam recently (I think it's teething related), so we just pick him up, rock and snuggle him a little, try some teething tablets, try putting him down again and put a bunch of stuffed animals in his crib to distract him.  Then we hope and pray he doesn't start crying again and leave the room quickly before he notices we're gone Stick out tongue  He usually tosses and turns for a while until he falls asleep. 

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  • JustcallmeGG2JustcallmeGG2 member

    it may be a good idea to put sydney in our room temporarily until he gets sleep trained.  now i just have to find "a method"...




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