Hi i was wondering if anyone can share there ideas on what worked for them to put newborne into sleep, did you use 1 cot to share, 2 bassinets, or a cot attatchment for 2 bassinets.. just trying to get a feel for what people thought worked for them in those early months..

I always followed the 'start as you mean to go on' philosophy, so they were straight into their own separate cots from the time they came home from hospital.
We would not have fitted two bassinets into our room, so that possibility was out, plus one twin was on oxygen so it became a safety issue it they were in together. They had already had 100 days in hospital in separate beds so that was also what they were used to.

for the first 12wks they went into 2 bassinets and then into 2 cots in there own rooms, ds2 is a terrible sleeper the slightest noise wakes him.

2 bassinets and now they share a cot. They are still really little.

Ours shared a cot for about 4 months. We had one bassinette on wheels which we used if 1 of them was unsettled and they needed to be separated. I think we only used it once or twice, and only during the day.

I think it's a good idea to you have 2 sleeping places available even if you plan on them sharing - just in case you end up with the kind of twins who don't like sleeping together or one is having an off night.

Our 2 shared a cot in our room until they were 8mths old. They then went into separate cots in in one room.

First of all they wore all cotton all in ones and they wrapped in cotton wraps and cotton blankets as man made materials are hard for bubs to regulate their temps,

We slept out boys in tetra snuggle beds ( they were all the rage 5 years ago) for day sleeps and at night time they slept side by side (but indiviadually wrapped) but with a communal blanket covering them in one cot and they were sleeping across the cot. As they got bigger we slept them sleeping head to head so that each of them was placed at the end of a cot with their heads meeting in the middle and their feet at each individual end of he cot. We stopped this when they could fling their arms out of a wrap and wake each other up.

Also check SIDS site - they really don't reccommend twins co-sleeping with each other.
It is one of those things that us multiple parents have to make a choice about and hope that it works!!

we already had a 2nd hand cradle from ds1 and borrowed a bassinet from a friend. She wanted to give it to us but we didn't want it since you don't get much use out of it..better that to give it back so she could at least sell it.

They slept in our room for about 3 nights then we moved one next door coz they were waking each other up. By end of week 1 they were both in bassinets in their own room. I already had each of their own room set up months before with cot each and decorated.. It's right next to ours and right opposite. We left the doors slightly ajar and could hear loud grunts but not all the lil noises they made. But the first 6 weeks is around the clock anyway...feels like all you do is feed all day long.

Both bassinets were raised at the head with bricks and phone book to help with reflux. I loved the DUDU wrap method and 5s from Dr Harvey Karp for settling. It did help a little, especially the loud shushing and gentle swaying on the side.

I dressed them in bodysuits all the time under sleepsuit for night and normal clothes for day (usually pants and cardi/top. It was April so weather was nice (QLD).

They were always wrapped to sleep and in the early weeks, they would 1 or 2 naps in their rocker.

I think they went into their own cots by 4 weeks old. They were in grobags by 8 weeks as they didn't want to be wrapped and would be get cold kicking off blankets.

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Mine shared a cot for the first 6 weeks. They were right next to each other because that is what the nurses advised to help keep their body temp up as they were quite small and struggle a little. Individually wrapped but sharing a blanket. Once they had reached 6 weeks they were fine to be on their own and I separated them into their own cots as it was easier to sit between the cots and pat them if required than to try to pat one at either end.



SIDS don't have a problem with co-sleeping twins as a rule they just guide you how to do it safely, which is having one at each end so all their blankets etc are seperate and they can't roll into each other. I know the idea of them rolling into each other sounds crazy when they are newborns but they are little heat seeking missiles and will snuggle right up to each other even if you put them down a little apart.

My girls have shared a cot from the beginning ( there 3 months old now)
They are i a jumpsuit then woombie then they share a blanket.. DD! has just starte dmoving around in the cot so I may look at moving them to there own cot soon.

Same cot for the first month or so, then separate cots in the same room, then one was sleeping in our room during the day but by 3 months they were in different rooms all the time. They were forever waking each other up and by being in their own rooms I could meet their individual needs better.

heya

My twins are 7 weeks old.. and are still sleeping in the 1 cot... side by side. They don't seem to be waking eachother up at all... so not sure if it's coz they are still young.. or whether.. they just don't care or used to it

Here are some pictures

Their teddies don't sit in this spot.. I did it just for the photo.. in the second picture.. it show's where they normally are.





Not sure what we are going to do.. with moving them wise... and when. Will cross that bridge when we get to it.

We do have the second cot set up behind this cot.. but it's packed with nappy boxes and wipes lol...

Initially, the nurses put them into the same bassinet together in hospital as Noah was really struggling to maintain his body temp. He had a few stints in the hot box, but I was really keen to get us all home as soon as possible, so opted to put him in with Jake to try and keep his body temp up.

At home they went into a bassinet together, then into a cot together, and then into seperate cots. They've always been the type of twins to fret if they don't know where the other one is and settled so much better when they were snuggled in together. They struggled with going into seperate cots, but we had no choice because they got too big too share!

Even now at 2.5 they share a room and it's not overly unusual to find them both asleep in one bed (or both in our bed ).

Hi

My boys were in the same cot until 3 months old and then separate cots in the same room. We moved them into separate cots at 3 months old as they started moving around and hitting each other. They were good sleepers - one could be screaming his head off and the other would still be fast asleep.

Redchick

Our two spent about 10 days together in the cot one down one end one down the other. Didn't work for us so into separate cots they went. By three months into separate rooms. Has been that way for 7 years now. Doesn't matter how many times we try them in together they just can't sleep.

I'm a bit of a start as you mean to finish gal too. Never wanted them in our room. You're with them for 95% of the day so a bit of space was good

One thing I did love having was a two seater lounge in the nursery so I could tandem feed them during the night without having to move into the lounge. Handy for sleeping on when quite frankly you have one of those nights when there's no point wandering up the hall way to bed

My girls were in the same cot for a couple of weeks but Libby would cry so loudly and wake Amy so we put them in separate cots. During the day Amy would be in our room in a portable cot. Thank God we have enough bedrooms now to separate them! I think how your twins sleep will influence what you do. If Amy didn't wake up so easily they'd still be sharing a room at 2 years old.