Sleeping together or apart?

xMissLissx · May 2014

My twins aren't born yet, but what is best, in your opinion- having them sleep in the same crib or separately in the beginning?

absolutelymaybe · May 2014

We planned to put them together at first, but as soon as they start moving around they'll go into separate cribs. Of course, I know nothing about having twins and am not speaking from experience, so I could be swayed to separate them from the beginning. Just from the things that I've read, that's what I've heard the most positive feedback on.

lcloffredo · May 2014

I think we will do what gets us the most sleep!! We will start with one crib and two rock and plays because they can be used for sleep or travel so I've heard.

Ylvelill · May 2014

We plan to have them in one crib in iur room for the first few months. Once they start moving we will separate them.

12bailey18 · May 2014

I'm not speaking from experience either, just experience I've heard through my MoM friends. We plan on having them sleep apart from the beginning. We have two bassinets that will be in our room.

TREDgirl · May 2014

We had one of their cribs in our bedroom so they slept in there from the beginning. Until 2 months or so they were swaddled and right next to each other. Around 3 months we'd swaddle and put them feet to feet. When we moved them into their room we put each in their own crib and used sleep sacks. By then they were both kicking and starting to move during the night.

LOL they both seemed to sleep better once we separated into their own cribs.

TheDairyQueenx3 · May 2014

Mine have a melt down if they are not next to each other. Every baby is different so its hard to say how they will want to sleep.

hklinger · May 2014

I've have heard that it is best to keep them together in the beginning since they are used to being together for 9 months. I plan on having my babies sleep together in a pack and play until my common sense tells me to separate them and put them in their own cribs. I've heard from many parents of multiples that is the best thing to do.

diz1313 · May 2014

Our plan is to have them in one crib in our room at first. This way I won't have to lose my guest room right off so if people want to stay over to help they have a place to sleep. Ha! But once they start annoying each other we will split them up. If they never start to annoy each other than I guess they can bunk together forever!

Of course there is something about "best laid plans" that always seems to muck up the decisions around here.

carrotcake06 · May 2014

We set up one crib prior to them coming home. Didn't really matter - they slept in RNPs for at least 6mo.

When we transitioned to cribs (which took 3 tries before they were ready - but once they were ready it was easy), they obv sleep separately but are do share a room.

BeesKnees181 · May 2014

We started with them sleeping in same crib, swaddled, and near each other (but not touching). Around the two week mark, my mother bought us rock 'n plays for them to sleep in. They became noisy sleepers - lots of grunting back and forth. I think they do this to call out to the other one and make sure they are still there. I let them nap together during the day. They seem to do fine either way. I prefer them to be together...but that is just me.

Mrs.Guz · May 2014

We had them in two separate rock n plays right next to each other. At around 5-6 months, try moved to their crib. They slept together for a couple weeks and then we realized it wouldn't work. They moved around too much.

Jamie718 · May 2014

Ours are 6 weeks and still in our room in the PnP together. I don't think they would really notice/care if they weren't in the same crib. Brielle spent 2 weeks in the nicu so they got used to sleeping apart. If they want to sleep next to each other once we switch them to their room then I'm fine with that. They're swaddled and can't move much anyway.

hayleydeee · May 2014

We had them together in the beginning, and they were together in the NICU. But we soon learned that the Rock-nplays were the best option for sleeping, then their own cribs.

Rynleigh · May 2014

We kept them together until they were mobile, then separated them because Jamie kept trying to bite Simon. Now we will nap them together but bedtime is separate most of the time.

megs2011 · May 2014

We had them in one crib till they starting migrating. They are still all over their cribs lol

Labyrinth3000 · May 2014

Separate cribs in the same room from night one. During the day they nap in a PnP together in our living room but at night they go right in the cribs.

aridobbs · June 2014

After a few nights of not being able to get my daughter to sleep unless she was being held, my husband suggested laying her next to her brother. It worked. They both slept much better. At 7 months they still share a crib and rarely wake each other. My husband's twin brothers shared a crib and he says that when they got moved to separate beds as toddlers they would still crawl in each other's bed during the night.

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