schedules for boy/girl twins

We had the same routine for both up until recently...DS is now almost 3lbs heavier and 4" longer than DD!! So obviously they have different needs.

The no longer wake up at the same time, want to nap at the same etc. Some days I am ok with this but I really need to get them back on the same routine.

My SIL has twin girls and they have always been on the same routine...she keeps telling me mine need to be as well..but I think it's different when you have b/g twins.

Also...how do you stay consistent? Some days I am so tired that I just throw caution to the wind and anything goes...like today! DD is napping and DS is playing.

The first 6 months were great...what happened, why can't I get them back on a routine!

 

Nevan has always been 2 lbs heavier. I encourage the same schedule. I gently wake one or put one back to sleep to keep them together. I don't force the issue but I encourage it.

 

My DS is almost 4 lbs heavier than DD. Though he tends to take more naps in the daytime and she tends to sleep more at night. I try to keep them as close as possible, but I think you're right that twins sometimes have different needs than one another. Right now they're both napping, but I know DD wil wake up before DS does so I will just let her play till he gets up. I try to keep mealtimes and bedtime the same, other than that I'm flexible.

 

we were doing great until they hit 6 months. Now if I put them down to nap at the same time or even 15 mins apart they scream about it. I don' know if I should let them CIO for naps or not, I am willing to try it out. They go down to bed at night at the same time no problems! Yesterday went great, they were about a half hour apart in routines...and they both had 2 two hour naps! Today is a wash out because I have been up since 1:30am and basically too tired to even think straight about schedules today. I know for sure on Monday I have to start over and get back to it (I am sleeping this weekend and DH can't stick to routines very well anyway, lol!).

Wish me luck...and any other tips and suggestions would be appreciated!

Erykah...our babies are born on the same day!

 

Kerry, I have always had the twins on the same schedules. I would just sit down and figure out a good schedule and stick with it. I would be completely nutso if they were on different schedules(I am already 1/2 way there!). There is a schedule sticky at the top of this forum that would probably be helpful to you as far as figuring a good schedule out for their age.

 

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Also...how do you stay consistent? Some days I am so tired that I just throw caution to the wind


:rofl: Lots and lots and LOTS of coffee! Actually, though, I think it was around 8 mos that I hit my "second wind" and started feeling a little bit of my old energy returning. As much as I was committed to breastfeeding and wanted to continue, when I gave that up it helped a lot.

Schedules.....mine seem to go in phases of being in sync and then opposite. Then pretty soon they're back on track again. Also depends on if one's sick or teething; that throws everything off. It is great to have them on same schedules, but sometimes I like a little bit of difference, so I can have some one on one time.

On days when they seem to be "off", when one is ready for a nap I'll go ahead & put both down and then just see what they do. Most often, the other will roll around in the crib for awhile & then doze off. I don't know about feedings, though.....with that much weight difference, they just might have different eating needs. I would check with your pedi on that. Mine are a lot closer in size.

 

I try to encourage the same schedule but I am still flexible. For the most part, they are the same but not exactly.

 

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Erykah...our babies are born on the same day!



We're quads lol... What happened today was Nevan woke up before Norah so we sat on the floor and cuddled before se woke up. I usually try to help him back to sleep but today he wanted no part of it.

 

Well, I write this as I hold my DS and my DD is napping. As much as I have tried- they simply refuse to cooperate with me! My DD is 3 pounds lighter. She sleeps great at night and naps regularly. My DS is inconsistant at night and hardly will nap at all. To complicate things, my 3-year-old has school 3 days a week that makes getting a good schedule for the babies impossible since they fall asleep in the car but wake up as soon as we get home and then don't want to sleep anymore. It's crazy!!! I just keep trying- and hope some day we'll figure this all out!

 

well..today Éowyn woke first at around 7am and she had a bottle at about 7:15am...DS woke at about 7:45am. I suppose I could try and make DD wait until he wakes..they are both not desperate to eat when they first wake anymore. They are normally quite happy playing in the rocker chairs while I get their bottles ready.

They haven't had much solids in the last few days as everything has been so crazy, i have tried but neither of them are that interested the last few days. Perhaps they are teething too...they both have their bottom front teeth already!

Erykah..what time of day were yours born...mine were 8:59am and 9am (c-section)!

 

I don't think everyday can be perfect. However, I would recommend keeping them as close to the same schedule as possible. My DS is 2+ pounds heavier than DD. She often needs more sleep than DS. I will just put her down a little earlier and let her sleep a little longer. I just follow her cues. However, I need the down time so I try to get them to sleep at the same time. Good luck!

 

I have the same problem. My question to all the people that said keep them on the same schedule is how- when my DS only naps for 45 minutes at a time and can only stay awake for about 1 1/2 hours in between, and my DD naps longer and can stay awake longer? Do you wake the good napper early? Do I try and put DD down earlier, even if she's wide awake? We always start off on the same schedule but after the first naptime it's totally off.

Mellie