Twin Beds...NEED ADVICE!

Hey everyone...Its been a while since I have been on! I hope that everyone is doing well.

My twin girls, Emma and Emily will be turning three next Saturday. We have noticed that it is time for them to be out of their crib. Emily the youngest twin has been climbing out of their crib, so my husband and I have decided to get them their OWN TWIN BEDS! Which I thought they would love. This is our first night and they didn't do so well. I don't remember going through this with our oldest child when she was ready for a big girl bed. I just remember how she loved it!

My question is: How did you help your twins adjust to their big girl/boy bed? I need all the advice I can get. My husband and I laid down with them and finally after two hours they finally went to sleep.


Thanks,
Amanda

 

My oldest had a lot of trouble converting to a bed from a crib. What we did was let him pick out bedding he wanted, he selected a special blankie and stuffed animal, and we also gave him a night light because apparently he suddenly had a fear of the dark. It's hard to make the change so be patient with them. Tell them how proud you are of them. You can also offer a reward system for staying in bed and going to sleep. Good luck! :good:

 

I think the newfound freedom and the size of a twin bed can be scary or intimidating for kids. My kids still have issues getting out of bed, dancing around, opening shades, turning on the light... oh, it's a joy! Knock on wood, they seem to go to bed to actually sleep now, so maybe they've outgrown that.

I would try to make the bed seem a little more crib-like- is there a safety rail on it, or could you put one on the side? They might be afraid of falling out. Or, Ikea sells a little arch-tent thing for a bed that might make it feel a little more enclosed and cozy.

A lot of it is just them getting used to the new situation. It will be frustrating for a while, especially if they are in the same room. But just make bedtime business-as-usual and they will get the routine soon enough.

Good luck!

 

I don't know if I'm interpreting it right but were the girls sharing a crib? If not, were their cribs right next to each other. For the move to a twin bed, I'd try to keep their set-up as close to how it was in the cribs as possible. No matter what, it's probably going to be a difficult transition because it's something new, they now have freedom, and they can easily access each other but you can at least reduce some of the changes as much as possible. Stic to the exact same routine and do not make it a habit to get in their beds with them.

BTW, one thing many moms try is taking away a toy every time they have to go in there to settle the kids down. In our case, once all the toys were gone, we'd separate the girls. While this method really doesn't work for some twins because they have each other anyway, it's quite a tragedy for others and they take it very seriously. Good luck!