I have twin daughters that are 3 mths old?( Yes, I know they are individuals and no I dont refer to them as the twins at home.) Anyway, they sleep together in a bassinet. If they arent together by 8 pm Jaden will fuss and cry until you put Jessie in with her and vice versa. Right now its easier for me and it gives them comfort. Should I continue letting them do this? Can their be any health risks involved in letting them stay together? Like when they are old enough to grab and pull? Id like to keep letting them as long as they are happy.
2007-01-30 09:01:48 · 10 answers · asked by Crystal 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I wanted to say first of all that the girls are only 9 and a half lbs. The bassinet can be adjusted to rock or not rock. We do not have it on the rocking abitlity so we have no worries of it tipping over. Secondly, the basinet is extra wide. It is as narrow as a normal bassinet. Thirdly, I would never put my children in harms way just because they it is easier for myself. As I explained it gives the girls comfort. Thank you all for the great answers. I think I will let them continue as long as they are happy and arent keeping each other awake. Thanks for the tips on seperating them. I will definetly use them when it is time.
2007-01-30 15:24:40 · update #1
Sorry last post was supposed to say it is NOT as narrow as a normal bassinet.
2007-01-30 15:26:06 · update #2
i'm going through the same thing.... mine fuss when they aren't together when sleeping. i asked my doctor when i should have them be apart, and she just told me when they are ready, i would know. (they are 12 weeks now). was told to let them try sleeping on their own in a month or two, but let them be apart gradually. i have their cribs by each other now and they sleep seperately a night or two a week. (they like facing each other so they can at least see each other). there are no health risks. you will know when they are ready, and if you are concerned when they do start messing with each other, let them be part.
2007-01-30 13:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by ricleigh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Twins Sleeping Together
2016-11-08 04:36:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think twins sleeping together is so sweet! I think every singleton wishes they could have a sleeping buddy. I don't see a problem with it unless you feel you need to change anything. Enjoy this innocense while it lasts :))
If and when you decide to split them up I'd start at nap time. It's easier that way. You can stand them crying a bit during the day but not at night.
A couple close to us had sextuplets. They bought three cribs and sleep them two to a crib. They've done this for as long as they could. I believe it was almost a year when they split them up. They were just playing and goofing off rather than sleeping and that was the end of that. They did keep the girls in one room and the boys in the other.
2007-01-30 09:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i have twin boys first of all take them ourt of the basinett at three months the 2 of them may do major move ments that may cause the basinett to tip . on the other hand its to small for the 2 of them in the long run and if one kicks it can wake the other , if u have to have them sleep together get a crip and put one at one end along the width of te crib and the other one at the other end if there 2 long that way where there feet hang out of crip put one at the head of the crip and the other at the foot . eventually u will have to seperate them from this and the sooner the better u can get 2 cribs and put them side by side so they can see one another , or u can also try letting them fall asleep with one another then remove one to there own bed , when my twins were first born i used a crip and i put them basically side by side with atleast a foot inbetween them and i put them going the wedth of the crip not length wise , once they reaced a couple month i put them in seperate crib which were place head to foot along a wall when i layed them in there crip i placed them where there heads were even with one another the foot of one became the head of the crib and the head of the other crib remained the head , as they got older i would walk into the room and hear them cooing at one another they started standing and they will look into each others crib etc . just cause something is easy for u dosnt mean its good for them they may have a hard time seprating from one another try what i sugested and see how it works give things time though babys werent made in one day so give things time to work out .
to get them to sleep better at night and maybe longer heres a tip i did with my twins when they were lil , about an hour before u decide u want to go to bed not them but u , give the twins a nice warm bath , then massage them with baby lotion not just rubb it in but massage it from head to toe front and back then give them both a nice warm bottle , , the warm bath will clean them and calm them the massage will relax them and the warm milk will knock them out
2007-01-30 09:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by dale621 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have 18 month old triplets--2 identical girls and 1 boy. My girls slept together until they were about 5 months old---I knew it was time to seperate them because they were constantly waking each other up. I then put their cribs side by side so they could still see each other, and it worked out very well!!!
2007-01-30 09:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well i kinda know these answers cuz my aunt has twins and would let them sleep together. she let them sleep together until they were 2 big two both fit in the crib which was about when they were a year old. no there are no health risks. it actually makes them calmer knowing that the other is there next 2 them. dont worry theyre fine
2007-01-30 09:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tanya G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd say as long as they aren't bothering each other. My twins slept together until about 4 months. I seperated them, just to see. They slept through the night for the first time that night. Best of luck.
2007-01-30 09:09:22 · answer #7 · answered by duckygrl21 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I let mine sleep together until they started pulling on eachother and keeping eachother awake. They were probably 5 months old (seems like forever ago).
2007-01-30 09:06:34 · answer #8 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well let them be togetheer at a young age and when they sleep take one and put it in the other thay will be used to waking up in seperate cribs soon
2007-01-30 09:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by hot_babygirl 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
They could prolly use more room soon, so get them cribS and keep together in one, if they start get grabby then put them in separately.
2007-01-30 14:15:57 · answer #10 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋