Bedtime is a nightmare!

We need help. They are OUT of control when it comes to bedtime. I think it is probably typical for the age - especially for twins that share rooms - but we need suggestions.

They mastered the art of crib escape a few months back so we turned the the cribs around (backs are higher) and this worked for about two months. Now, Olivia has figured how to get out and she climbs out of her crib and into her sister's crib. There they giggle, play, fight - anything but sleep.

We tried crib tents but they don't fit on our cribs. (very upsetting, indeed.) I'm dreading the toddler bed because I know it's going to be big problems. We're redoing the upstairs and hope to separate them in the next 3 months - but not before then.

Any bedtime/naptime suggestions??

 

I have no suggestions, mine went from my bed to toddler beds... they are still in our room, just at the seperate end in their own beds.

I just explain to them that they are big boys, and big boys sleep in their own beds.... it doesn't always work, but I just keep putting them back until they fall asleep.

 

they turn 2 in May

 

I would suggest getting toddler beds. If they aren't staying in their cribs and tents won't work then move them. I would rather have to keep putting them in bed than have them climb out of their cribs and potentially get hurt. My girls moved to toddler beds right around their second birthday and transitioned fairly well. There was a short period where we had to keep putting them back in their beds and they talked more than they did before but overall it went well.

I'm assuming that you don't can't put them in separate rooms. I live in a two bedroom house and I know that separating them wasn't an option here. But, if you have the room that's the only other thing that I can think of without getting them into beds.

 

OMG that is so cute that ones climbs out and gets into they other ones crib. I have no suggestions, ours have learned to climb out but dont do it very often. We have a camera monitor in their room so I can see them "practicing" and if it looks like they are about to get out then I go in and lay them back down. If it takes them a long time to go to sleep then I go in and cover them back up and tell them goodnight. They get really mad at first but then get the point that it is not time to get up or play and they fall asleep. I am so not ready to do the toddler bed thing and I dont they are either, but I'm sure that around their 2nd b-day they will be. Good luck!!!

 

Connor learned to do that too...so for thier safety, I put them in toddler beds. It can be an interesting transition, but they sleep in the great, and they are right next to each other. They get up and play before the sleep, but as long as they are quiet, I dont see th trouble. They are not up till all hours, so its okay with me. It also gives me some xtra sleep in the mornings...they play with toys and books until I can drag my tired prengnant butt out of bed. In fact here is a pic of them in thier beds. Good luck finding something!

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/Mand...77/DSCN2044.jpg

 

Oh that pic is so cute with them sleeping next to eachother. I love it when my twin are close and give eachother hugs and stuff.
I LOVE TWINS!!!!

 

Olifia, my sister had a little boy that would climb out of bed. She sewed part of a shoelace on each ankle of his sleeper and tied them together. I don't know if you can picture what I mean. He was able to still stand up etc but unable to lift his leg high enough to get it over the railing on the crib. It did the trick! She is very creative and was able to keep him in the crib for a while longer.