Seperated at Birth

My girls have not been together since they were born. I still want to put them in the same crib. How well do they adjust back to being together once they are brought home?

My girls should be home together by Sunday. I am starting to get nervous.

 

Congratulations on your babies! I am happy to hear that they will be home soon. I am sure that you are both nervous and excited, which is perfectly normal. You will do great! :hug99: I am sure that they will be fine together in a crib. It will probably even be comforting to them.

 

my girls were apart for 2 weeks and they went in the same crib as soon as they were home together! No problems at all! They actually didn't really even notice each other until they were about 3 months old!

Hang in there!! and Congratulations!!!

 

My guys were apart for 9 weeks! We put them together when we got home only because we only had one crib! (our guys came REALLY unannounced!!) You should not have any problems!

 

Congratulations on your twins!

Mine were separated in the hospital for about 2 weeks then put in the same crib together. They did just fine, no problems. The still sleep in the same crib now.

 

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Congratulations on your twins!

Mine were separated in the hospital for about 2 weeks then put in the same crib together. They did just fine, no problems. The still sleep in the same crib now.


Same here!

Congratulations on your babies!!!

 

I would defintily put them together! My girls were in the NICU for 17 days. When they came home they slept side-by-side in a bassinet in our room for about the first 3 weeks. After that, we moved to to the nursery and the slept in the same crib until they were 3 months old. At that point, they were moving around too much and getting cramped, so we moved them into seperate cribs. It worked out well. Morgan was on an apnea monitor, so I wanted them seperate before she could move around too much b/c I was worried about hte monitor cord and having Reagan in there with her.

Congrats on getting to bring your little ones home!!!! Enjoy!

 

Hooray for homecoming! :Clap: Like pp - nervous is natural. Be sure to give yourself some time to try different things. It's amazing how quickly babies adjust - much faster than we do.

Ours were apart about a week. We tried co-sleeping side-by-side in bassinet next to our bed, but it lasted exactly 1 seemingly endless night. None of us got any any sleep, so there wasn't much bonding going on.

Next night it was into one crib, swaddled side by side, in their own room. Lasted about 3 months and it's been 2 cribs in the same room ever since. They really seem to enjoy seeing each other while having their own little realms.

I'm sure you'll come up with what works best for you and for your babies. :hug99:

 

My boys slept together, apart, with me, with my husband, in grandparents' arms - anywhere! for the first few weeks. They didn't know/care WHERE they were. I'm sure your little ones will be fine together. Mine have only JUST started noticing when the other cries. (4 months)

 

Congrats on getting them home together!

Sean and James were apart for 6 days. When Sean got home I put them in the same crib with no problems at all. They would snuggle each other while they slept.

 

Thanks all for the replys. We brought them home today So far so good, they are snuggled up together. Now to see how the first night goes

 

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Congratulations on your babies! I am happy to hear that they will be home soon. I am sure that you are both nervous and excited, which is perfectly normal. You will do great! :hug99: I am sure that they will be fine together in a crib. It will probably even be comforting to them.


My thoughts as well! I am so glad you have been able to bring them home. My babies were apart for the first week or two due to being in the NICU (they put them together once they were able to maintain their own temp, IV's out etc.) I am so happy for you!

 

I forgot to add that they slept fine together and did so until we seperated them when they were older. Good luck tonight!

 

mine were apart for 5 weeks and then did great together at home. Actually...they STILL insist on sharing a bed

 

My were apart for almost 2 weeks and were fine when we came home and still sleep together.

 

My girls were apart most of the time in the hospital (Drs orders actually) We kept them seperate at home for about a week and Ashley just would not sleep. We laid her in the bed beside Alyssa and she instantly calmed down and fell asleep... we think it was just a lil seperation anxiety!! So yes I believe it can be done.

PS mine still sleep in the same crib.

 

hope your first night went well! Congrats on getting them home - both exciting and terrifying. My girls were apart in the NICU for about 8 days, then together for another 14. We put them in the same crib when they came home. I am a big believer taht they do better together in early days; there is a lot of research that points to that - after all, they were wombmates, and spent all that time together. Eventually you'll figure out what works for you but they shouldn't bother each other since they're so little.