Multiples and sleep

[jd]

Hi All,

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I was wondering if parents of multiples here would mind sharing their experiences with sleeping patterns in the newborn stage. I'm expecting twins and trying to figure out the best possible sleeping arrangement for them and us. For those with twins, did your twins sleep in the same crib initially? If so, for how long? Recognizing that all babies are different, what worked and/or didn't work re:sleep in those initial weeks/months? Thanks!

[twobananas]

Welcome! Mine started out in their own cribs in a shared nursery from day one. We've always put our kids in another room because they are so noisy when they sleep!

[schmella]

Mine slept in RnPs in our room until 6m, when we transitioned to separate cribs in a shared nursery. We had hoped to use a PnP with twin bassinets in our room but they ended up rolling towards the center and waking each other up with their movement.

[elvenqueen]

Mine shared a crib in my room for the first 6 weeks. We were on a mega budget and had a teeny tiny house, so I wanted to avoid bassinets, etc, if it was possible. Then DH and I coslept with them until they were 10-12 weeks, because we were exhausted, it guaranteed us a few more hours of sleep in the night, and they were that much bigger so we were less nervous about having them in our bed.

We transitioned them back to their crib at about 3 months, by which point they were pretty snug in it together. They went into their own cribs in their own room at 4 months. I'm glad we had them sharing. Although it was a lot of work initially, they're very used to each other now so they're usually pretty great about not waking up if the other should cry.

[jd]

Thanks for sharing your experiences, guys!

[Squishy622]

Mine shared a crib for the first 3.5 months or so, until they started rolling. They somehow managed to scoot in their swaddles to snuggle every night and I really think having each other helped them sleep better. We were all sad when I had to separate them. It was pretty incredible. Good luck!

[anakah]

Ours went into their own cribs in their own room from day one. It was the easiest for us and the twins didn't really seem bothered by the other's crying unless it was about time for them to get up anyways. Good luck figuring out what works for you.

[housecarder]

My girls are 8 weeks and we've done RNPs or PNP because I don't want to go upstairs to the nursery multiple times a night. They are now starting to STTN consistently so I might transition them to their cribs soon.

[babys2015]

Welcome and congrats!

We did a shared pack and play until 11 weeks. We then moved them into their nursery in seperate cribs. They did naps in the Rock and plays until about 9ish months..

[robertjane33]

We had ours in RnPs in their room for the first few weeks, then into the same crib until they started rolling on each other, around 4 or 5 months. In their room the whole time - we live in an apartment, so going upstairs was not an issue.