Keep together or seperate when moving to crib?

My little love bugs are (thankfully!!) getting uncomfortable sleeping on me (on the nursing pillow). They're getting too long. They are doing better sleeping in their swings, Boppy loungers, and on very rare occasions for short times...their cribs...during the day. I have a "plan" to get them at least started for the night in their cribs. I was planning on separating them because when they do lay near each other they tend to wake each other up. Lately though I worry they're going to be lonely and scared (silly I know). They've slept almost 2 months cuddled up with each other and me. I feel like I'm just cutting them off cold turkey from warmth and snuggles at night. What would you do?

 

Do you swaddle? That would help with the snuggle part. Mine were in the same crib until 4.5 months, then got their own, and I don't think they noticed the difference, but they were sleeping on different ends.

 

I agree that swaddling is a good idea. Also, when we moved A&N into cribs at 7 weeks, we had them together. We then separated them at 8 weeks. HTH .

 

We kept ours in the same crib until about 2.5 months. I would have kept them together longer but they were kinda scooting around a bit and that worried me that they would roll into each other so we separated them. All you can do is try what feels right and if that doesn't work then try something else!

 

I separated mine. I just found it easier. They could still hear each other, but they wouldn't wake each other. They were swaddled too. I think for me, it was just easier.

 

my girls slept snuggled up to each other in a PNP until about 7 weeks or so. lexi was more of a thrasher and would wake up Aubrie throughout the night so we decided to seperate them. I felt so sad and guilty (but only for like a day or 2 - LOL) since they weren't together anymore but truthfully they slept sooooo much better and it really helped with their routines and STTN. We even had them in seperate rooms - and just moved Lexi back into the nursery this month. they're still in seperate cribs but in the same room now.

good luck on your decision

 

I would recommend the swaddle me blankets, that should help keep them snuggly warm. Ours shared a crib until 6 months, when they got too big to fit together. They adjusted to the separation pretty well, my daughter had a tough time the first night but was okay after that. Good luck in whatever you decide!

 

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I would recommend the swaddle me blankets, that should help keep them snuggly warm.

Same here. Ours shared a crib until they were about 4 months old.