Twins sleeping together?

Did your twins sleep in a bassinet together from the start? I have a single halo bassinet and was just going to get another one of DB marketplace or something bc the doubles are soooo expensive. Even used. I’m not sure if they’d both fit in one bassinet

Do you think it would be okay to separate them from the start?

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

The nurses for me made it very clear that they needed to sleep separately in order to follow safe sleep protocols! We had planned on having them sleep together but then they told us that and we had to get two bassinets the night we got home

we did this too. The pack n play comes in handy later!

I had a toddler as well, so we slept in shifts since one of us had to be awake for her. Main space was downstairs with a double halo but two singles would have been fine! That way we had a TV and snacks since they didn’t really sleep at the same time. We had two singles, one on either side of our bed, but they never slept in there. They went from the double halo downstairs to their cribs where I slept on a mattress in there once they started to actually sleep after each feed. Finally at 5m I moved back to my master!

If they were my firsts, I’d definitely do two single bassinets on either side of the bed.

We had a bedside twin bassinet with a divider in the middle, but they never took to it. We slept them swaddled in the same crib for a little while, until they outgrew it and then they each got their own crib in the same room.

I know it's against safe sleep protocols, but mine sleep so much better next to one another than they do separate.

According to the AAP guidelines, it's safest for them to have their own individual sleep space such as a bassinet, crib or pack n play.

My twins didn’t sleep together. Now they are 4 and they hate sleeping with each other

My twins have never slept in the same bassinet or crib

My twins have literally been sleeping together since they were in the hospital. I have the twin sleep pack n play and tried to have them sleep in them but they were not fans. They are 5 months now and still sleeping in the pack n play (minus the bassinets) every night. I think it is just a comfort thing for them at this point and they are very use to one another. When one wakes up crying the other will sleep right through it. I'm surprised they're not more co sleepers, just because I heard it's kind of common with twins.

in our community

Sleeping bag

8 week old in sleeping bag for first time as big enough! Do you feed your child in the night whilst in the sleeping bag or taken them out, feed then transfer back to sleeping bag before putting down?

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Not drinking

I’m going crazy. Baby born at 2.26kg. Slow to put on weight. This last week hasn’t put on any. Been trying to feed him at night and he’s not interested at all. Fast asleep. During day he will have 5 minute gulps and that’s it. He don’t cry for milk. I’ve got to keep offering to him. I try to offer it every hour but I don’t know what I’m doing. HV said nutrition comes after 5 minutes so I should pump first and then give him. I find it so hard. I tried to pump one boob nothing came. The other abit came. Tried giving him express he’s not interested in that too. Sometimes he will go for a longer a feed but not long at all. He’s 4 months and is currently 5.46kg. I have no family or friend support here and wish I had a cook, cleaner and nanny to help with everything so I can concentrate on the little one. I don’t know what’s wrong with him but I’m loosing it. It doesn’t help that my also stressed generally about my relationship and life circumstances. Any advice that will work. Any comfort you can give. I’m fed up. Is this regression - not feeding. He’s fast fast asleep. I’ve been trying to push the nipple in but that mouth is closed shut. I took some clothes off. Changed his nappy but he’s still asleep. Please help

Leaky nappy help

What nappies are you using to stop leaks?? We use pampers ultra dry size 5, and for the past few nights he has lashed through and we’ve had to completely change him during the night. Last night he leashed through twice!! He sleeps on his front and stays leaks through at the top of his leg where the tabs connect. Didn’t know whether to size up, he has a bit of a belly on him but he’s smack in middle of weight guidance so shouldn’t need too

My little one is struggling with sleep

Hey! I'm in need of some advice please girls! My little boy is 20 months turns 21 months in 2 half weeks. He use to sleep through the night now he is waking up every single night in the early morning, I've had to transition him to a toodler bed as he kept climbing out his cot. Just need some advice on what I can do to help him get back in to a sleep pattern?

5.30am wakeups 😫😴

My 15 week old has started waking up about 5.30am and is really hard to settle back down - it’s like he thinks it’s time to wake up for the day. He used to go to bed at 9pm and was up at 8am but now he goes to bed between 7.30-8pm as he’s knackered by then but waking up at 5.30am😴. Any advice to get him to sleep a little longer in the morning?! Even an extra hour would be lovely 🤣