Hi,

My twin boys turned two in July (2 yrs corrected age in Sept). Approx 5 weeks ago we put them into toddler beds and they share the same room. I have heard that quite often twins will share the same bed.

Within 1 week Jacob started to get into Samuel's bed in the middle of the night and now Samuel will also get into Jacob's bed. At the beginning they were getting into each other's bed in the middle of the night but now we are finding after just an hour or two they are in the same bed.

I don't mind this at all (it is soooooo cute), but the problem is because the are toddler bed's there is not a lot of room to share, so they are waking each other up during the night when they move around.

We have brought the beds brand new and would prefer not to have to buy normal single beds for them so they can both fit into the same bed. Someone has made the suggestions that we take a side of each of the beds and put them together. I am not sure if this would work or not as I don't think Samuel will be keen to sleep in the same bed when they first get put into bed to go to sleep etc....

Has anyone got any other idea's or suggestions or anything that they have tried that worked for them.

I would really appreciate your help on this one.

Also I would like to put a picture for you all to see but don't know how to do this, I would also like to put a pic of my boys in my signature. Could someone PM me and let me know

Regards,
Karina

Samuel & Jacob 18/7/03 (10 weeks Prem), Matthew 29/5/01, Joel 14/7/95

This message was edited by my4sons on Tuesday, 27 September 2005 @ 10:49 PM

Hi Karina ~ Sorry I dont have any suggestions/solutions about the sleeping arrangements but have PM'ed you the instructions for posting pics...Hope this helps and welcome to EB!!!!

Hi there & welcome to EB & Twins & multiples.

I guess if I were you I would be trying to keep the boys in separate beds if possible. Sounds easier said than done. For us, this has never been an issue. Our girls were just under 2 when they went into bed & before that they had their own cots, so were use to sleeping alone.

Are your boys to little to reward with stickers or something they like? Do you think they would understand the concept?

Also, when mine went into this stage we had HEAPS of trouble getting them to stay on the bed & in their room. So EVERY time they got off, I had to put them back on their beds & tell them "time for sleeping, on your bed". You could try this, but it's work!

Have you tried role-playing while they are awake & playing? Try "pretending" to go to bed, using their beds. Do what you want them to do, & show them what you want them to do (that is stay in their bed), pull the sheets up etc & pretend to go to sleep & then wake up.

Just a couple of things you could try, but this is something I have never had a problem with. Hope that it all works out. Just do what your happy with.

Belinda

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions. Our boys were also in seperate cots, but everynight one gets in the others bed. Even during the night when one of them wakes up, I put them in their own bed but then they carry on until they are put back into the bed with the other one. Even if I let them go, as soon as I shut the door they get out of the bed and into the bed with the other one.

They used to wait until the middle of the night, but now as soon as one is asleep the other one jumps into bed with the sleeping twin.

I have now moved the toddler beds together so they are right next to each other so they could still see each other, but unfortunately this hasn't changed anything.

Does anyone think I am better off just getting two single beds (rather than toddler beds) and pushing them together.... I am really at a loss of what to do. Or do I just leave them be (the only problem with that is soon they both won't fit in the one toddler bed.

Does anyone else have any idea's or does anyone's else's twins sleep together etc.....

Thanks

Regards,
Karina

Samuel & Jacob 18/7/03 (10 weeks Prem), Matthew 29/5/01, Joel 14/7/95

I had the same problem which lasted a few mths from memory. If they wanted to sleep in the same bed and were comfortable w/ that then I was happy to leave it that way.

It finally ended when one vomited in the bed they were both in & covered her sister as well, then proceeded to vomit all over the other bed-needless to say sleeping together has not occurred since!

I did read somewhere that this was normal for multiples for comfort but it usually ended in the child who stayed in their own bed throwing their sibling out.

My 2 are very different and it was usually the same one who did the bed travel. her sister wasn't exactly keen, however they did both go to sleep quite quickly.
they also had their own cots.

I cant help you but I thought I would tell you my girls STILL sleep together and they are almost 7.


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