Sharing a crib

The last few nights I have found my babies right up next to each other, with DD's head very close to DS's arm. I'm beginning to worry that she will get too close and won't be able to move away and will smother. They are both swaddled, so I'm not sure how they move, but they do and I'm worried they can't get away from each other if they get into a situation where they need to.
So I'm considering separating them now. I'm worried about doing that because we have just gotten into somewhat of a good "schedule", sleeping from 9-4 am. I'm worried that separating them will make them not able to fall asleep as easily, or stay asleep when they wake up and the other isn't there.
What were your experiences with this? Any tips for adjustment?

 

We separated them at eight weeks, but I noticed many people kept their twins together longer. It depends on the babies. If you think they should be separated now, go for it.

 

We separated ours at 3 weeks because they seemed to move around so much too. And they were grunty and loud when they slept, so I felt like they were always waking each other up. One of my babies was a bad sleeper to begin with, so we moved them to separate cribs. But it does sound like they're sleeping great, I'd be so jealous of 9-4 back then. Actually, my babies that had slept through the night a few weeks ago consistently, are now back to 9-4 and they're 4 mos! Maybe someone else will have better advice for you that was able to keep their babies together longer.

 

we started at naps a while ago (one in a pack n play in my room)... but night cribs last weekend (7-10 days ago)

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We separated them at a little over 3 months. As soon as I stopped swaddling my daughter, she became a world traveler and was kicking her brother in the head.

 

We seperated at 5 months when DD started rolling over DS at night. I would have considered it sooner but DD needed to be laying next to someone or she wouldn't sleep. I guess it's a good thing she's a twin! I thought it was going to be a hard transition but it ended up being pretty easy.

We seperated at 5 months when DD started rolling over DS at night. I would have considered it sooner but DD needed to be laying next to someone or she wouldn't sleep. I guess it's a good thing she's a twin! I thought it was going to be a hard transition but it ended up being pretty easy.

 

I seperated mine at 8 weeks-they did fine, they actually slept better. I think they were waking each other up!

 

We seperated them around 10 - 12 weeks, when they could dig their heels in and scoot around more. They were beating each other up. We had the experience where they slept better, too. If you think now is the time, then go for it! Good luck!

 

We just purchased a second crib and will be seperating our guys soon. We purchased a crib divider from Amazon and that gave us an extra 2 months or so. We are only putting them in seperate cribs now b/c they are out growing there respective sides of the crib.

 

i am about to separate mine... they always move and cuddle and one always kicks or punches the other awake... they are also getting to long for both of them to be in one crib they are getting so big.

 

we separated the boys a few weeks ago when DH found one of the boys on top of his brother! :lol:

 

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The last few nights I have found my babies right up next to each other, with DD's head very close to DS's arm. I'm beginning to worry that she will get too close and won't be able to move away and will smother. They are both swaddled, so I'm not sure how they move, but they do and I'm worried they can't get away from each other if they get into a situation where they need to.
So I'm considering separating them now. I'm worried about doing that because we have just gotten into somewhat of a good "schedule", sleeping from 9-4 am. I'm worried that separating them will make them not able to fall asleep as easily, or stay asleep when they wake up and the other isn't there.
What were your experiences with this? Any tips for adjustment?


Our DD was a wiggler too and liked to be close to DS. We'd find her completely turned upside down or sideways from how we put her in. We separated them on a whim around 3 months (I can't believe how quickly you forget precise timing). I thought it helped their sleeping.

 

We separated ours at 4 months. It does really depend on the babies. My DD would kick DS until he woke up...

 

i askesd this same q a few weeks ago and got very varied responses, as well. i think you have to just trust your gut. btw, if you want to keep them together you might try sleep positioners. we have these terrific ones made by nightfoam. they are reco'd by am pedi society and work great. also, they are very large so they last a long time. our boys sleep right next to each other and never touch because of the positioners.

gl!

 

Our babies are 1 day apart! Mine were seperated from the time they got home from the hospital, but DS would wake up throughout the night. I would put him in bed with us, while I would go warm up a bottle, and by the time I got back he had gone right back to sleep. I started putting him in bed with DD and they both sttn. They do beat on each other from time to time, and they both move around like crazy, but so far it's nothing for me to be concerned about. Neither one is good about staying swaddled. They are big kickers. I am thinking about getting some sleep positioners for a couple of reasons, and I am hoping that will help. I agree with PP, if you feel they need to be seperated, then I would.

BTW, I am south of you in Bismarck! It's next to Farmington. What a coincidence! PM me, if you would like to get together sometime!

 

We separated at 8 weeks because of the moving around. One of mine would consistently do a 180 overnight; and we had them in sleep sacks at that point. So the bottom of his sleep sack was too close to his brother's head for my comfort. They did fine with the change. Good luck!

 

We separated our babies at about 3 1/2 months for falling asleep at night (it was earlier for naps b/c they didn't fall asleep as easily). One crib was in their room, the other in our bedroom. When they woke around midnight, I would feed them both and let them both sleep in the crib in my bedroom for the rest of the night (easier to get them for nursing). I wanted to keep them together longer, thinking they would find comfort in being close, but they were getting way too long and William would flip around and get kicked in the head by Aiden. It was really sad when we found them like that one night. So, at about 4 months, we officially kept one in each crib/room for the whole night. At 5 months, we put both cribs in their bedroom and they finally began sttn (waking once to nurse). It seemed like they needed to be away from us and they really like being in the same room together. They don't usually wake to eat at the same time, but they rarely wake one another up.
Good luck with your decision! It doesn't hurt to try it and see what happens. It's amazing what they will teach us. ;-)

 

We kept them in a very large cradle until about 8 weeks and then we switched to 2 separate cribs in the same room. They were snuggling each other so tight that it worried me! They slept together all the time until then. At that early stage, it wasn't really naps for us yet...but you know, anytime they slept they were together! We separated their rooms at 3 months and had no problems at all. In fact they've been apart since then and now we visit my parents and stick them in PNPs in the same room and they're ok with that too...they're very resilient...lucky us! Good luck, give it a try! What's the worst that can happen?

Oh, we also used white noise, a small fan on their dressers and lullaby music....worked wonders!