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Another sleep-training question

TobieRoseTobieRose member
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I saw the other sleep-training thread but didn't want to hijack it with my question ... 

My twins are six months. One of them is a great sleeper--almost always goes down easily, often sleeps until 4am before a feeding. 

The other will only sleep in my arms or next to me in bed at night. This situation came about because he had reflux and I didn't want to let him cry. I think he's ready for sleep training, but I'm worried about disrupting his brother's good sleep habits. Should I sleep train him in a pack'n'play in our room, or just go ahead and put him in the bedroom with his brother? (His brother is very sensitive to sound and will definitely start screaming if the other one cries at all.)
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Re: Another sleep-training question

  • ceechieceechie member
    I use a sound machine cranked up as loud as it goes. It helps a lot. We have it constantly running.
    I have the same thing, one great sleeper and one who would sleep with me until she goes to college. We sleep trained and it went pretty good. My sleeper didn't really notice much. We read the happiest baby on the block's sleep book and Healthy sleep habits, happy baby and happy twins.
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  • YlvelillYlvelill member
    If the long term goal is to have them in the same room, then I would say sleep train together. Otherwise you just might end up having to redo all your work when you put them together again.
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  • twinmom1121twinmom1121 member
    From the book I read recently (healthy sleep habits, happy twins) it suggests keeping them in the same room if that is ultimately where they will be. It also said that most of the time the sleepier twin will sleep through the cries and get used to it. I was worried about that too when we started sleep training but it turns out they really do just sleep through each others cries. Of course that isn't true for every set of twins but I would give it a try! Good luck!

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  • jeephappygirljeephappygirl member
    I'm in the same boat. Do you ladies recommend biting the bullet and doing it in their room? They are in 2 pack n plays in my bedroom. Goal is 2 cribs in their own room. I'm just starting to read the ferber book. My concern is that 3 yr old DD will be woken up by time I get to the babies.
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  • jocie2581jocie2581 member
    Another vote for the same room. My better sleeper has learned to ignore his brother's screams. Or quickly put himself back to sleep. I joke that there will never be an alarm clock loud enough to wake Isaac since I am training him to sleep through Ethan's scream/cries.
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  • carrotcake06carrotcake06 member
    I would put them together. My good sleeper often sleeps through his brother's wakings or just rolls over. Sometimes he does cry too, though.

    If you want them separate, I'd put the good sleeper in the pack and play. I would not sleep train one on a different place than where you want him to ultimately sleep. That kinda goes against the logic of why you sleep train in the first place. You'd be "training" him to sleep in one set of circumstances only to change it.
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  • TobieRoseTobieRose member
    @carrotcake06 I hadn't even thought of that option! Thank you!

    Thanks for the input, everyone!
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