What is your sleeping arrangement?

Discussion in 'The First Year' started by marijanad, Aug 13, 2009.

  1. marijanad

    marijanad Well-Known Member

    We separated our girls shortly after coming home from the NICU because they really woke each other up, and one had colic until about 6 or 7 weeks corrected so she
    was crying every night for a few hours. We put them in their own rooms. Though they are together all day, in the playpen, on the play blanket, everything, we do separate
    them at night and they seem to be just fine, they are happy to see each other in the morning and are happy together all day.
    However, I thought that once they are a little older and settling to sleep better, I would try to put them together again. They are close to 8 months corrected now.
    I wish they could be together at night, but since they are happy otherwise perhaps I should leave it?
    I imagine that soon enough they will be showing that they would like to sleep together more.
    Thoughts?
    Just wondering what other people do...
     
  2. excitedk

    excitedk Well-Known Member

    We seperated them around 7 months for sleep training and they have been in seperate rooms ever since. But when we travel, which we do a lot, they have always shared a room no problems, so if you want them together I say go for it, just keep naps seperate is my advice! But for us we figured they are together all day long, so seperate at night is just fine:)
     
  3. newboygirltwinsmom

    newboygirltwinsmom Well-Known Member

    My 6 month old boys sleep together now. Will most likely sleep together until they leave their crib.

    My other twins slept together until 15 months, I tried to seperate them and they always met up at the couch, where I would find them every morning till age 2.
     
  4. Danibell

    Danibell Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    Well my almost 6 months olds are still sleeping together, but once I get their room done I'll be seperating them just because the crib is getting too small for the two of them! ;)

    If you mean just sharing a room, I say go for it! My twins sleep through each other's cries so I'm sure yours would learn how to as well!
     
  5. meganguttman

    meganguttman Well-Known Member

    My boys have been in the same room since birth, but only shared a crib in the NICU and the PNP. They learned how to sleep through each others cries very early. If I were in your situation, I would keep them separated. When you make the transition to big kid beds it will be much easier that they can't crawl into bed together. Also at that time they will be able to vocalize if that is something they want. I like sleep too much and if it was working I wouldn't sacrifice sleep to just have them be in the same room.
     
  6. AimeeThomp

    AimeeThomp Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    If being separate is working right now then why mess with something that works? When they are older and they tell you they want to sleep in the same room (if that happens) you can deal with it then.
     
  7. kingeomer

    kingeomer Well-Known Member TS Moderator

    I agree. We separated our two into their own rooms at 6 months. The crib was too small for the both of them and neither of our bedrooms are big enough to hold two cribs. Being in separate rooms has gone fine for us. Good luck on your decision.
     
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