seperate or together

I always had the romantic idea that my babies would sleep together. They were never bothered even if the other was screaming her head off!! They were doing great until a week or so ago and one twin's movement would wake the other. Sooo, I put one in the other crib. Why am I so sad about this? Am I just being silly? should I put them back together? Why is this such a big deal anyway?

 

I don't think you are being silly but, I do think you should keep them apart. We recently moved ours into SEPARATE ROOMS for both naptime and sleep time and it made me soooooo sad; however, we have had a much better time of it for both naps and nighttime.

Amy

 

We separated ours at 6 weeks when they were too long to fit crosswise in the crib. They actually sleep much better. After bathtime, I put them both in one crib and let them 'play.' Also, in the morning, when things are hectic and we are trying to get everyone ready and out the door, I dress them and put them in the same crib. Sometimes they fall asleep, sometimes they don't. They seem to like it. Don't worry, they have their whole childhood to be inseparable!

 

We separated our girls at around 3 months old when Meara would roll and then kick Ana in the head. We put them in cribs right next to each other and they sleep much better alone. Now when I go into their room in the morning, they are usually holding hands thru the slats or both standing facing each other smiling and laughing so there is still a closeness there that I love...

 

We separated ours at 2 months and I was sad about it too. I thought they would be lonely or something, but DH insisted they would sleep better. And they did. He was also the one that thought they were ready for an early bedtime before I did and he was right about that too.

 

I don't think you're being silly. They're twins, we have thoughts of togetherness, etc. Then - reality sets in. Our boys only slept in the same crib for about a week after they came home. They started to smack each other in the face, so now they sleep in their seperate cribs. They still nap together in the pack 'n play downstairs, but I have to keep them as far apart as I can in it (my living room is too cluttered already to set up ANOTHER pnp). Gone are the days of cute, snuggling together pictures while napping.

 

You aren't being silly. It is sad!

But we had to move ours apart for good. Once they started rolling we were in trouble!

 

I am dealing with this too, we seperated them at 6 weeks b/c DD was up screaming all night, but at 12 weeks we put them back together and they both slept great. Now that they are more mobile though they are rolling ontop of each other and kicking each other so I'm thinking we are going to have to seperate them again. It is just so cute though to watch them move from either end of the crib to the middle to snuggle. I am worried that DD won't sleep well alone, she hasn't from day one, she was either in my arms, in bed with me, or now with her brother.

I don't think it's silly to be sad, it's something that is necessary to do, but it's just another sign of the babies growing up (this from the woman who cried when she packed up their preemie and many 0-3 clothes this week).

 

I've just separated mine this week and they seem to sleep about the same. While I'm getting dressed in the morning, I put them in one crib together to play. They love touching each other. Also, when they are really fussy, I'll put them together to calm down and it usually works. I think part of the reason it makes me sad is that it means they are growing up.

 

I am just getting ready to set up the second crib this weekend to seperate them.We will see how it goes.

 

My sons slept together until they were 12 weeks old. We moved them to their own cribs at that time because they began to wake each other up with all of their wiggling and funny noises. Everyone slept better after we moved them apart and I have no regrets.