Twins sleeping in same crib?

Jennifer - posted on 07/02/2010

My 4 month old boy/girl twins both roll over and still sleep together. i think that they both know that the other is there.

Stacy - posted on 07/01/2010

My girls are 6 months old and have always slept together. They nap wherever they happen to fall asleep... car seat, reclining high chair, swing, bouncy seat, etc... but always sleep together at night. I think it's a boatload of crap saying its dangerous unless they are hurting eachother. And I also don't think it has anything to do with bonding. They will still bond together even if they sleep apart... they are twins!

These girls have been in a womb together and are used to another heart beating right next to eachother... basically they've been snuggling since conception and it works great for me. I have a crib in my bedroom and one in their bedroom. Whatever works. It does not cause sids



I am a firm believer of doing whatever is most comfortable in my heart when it comes to my children. Only a mother knows whats best for her children. I don't think my twins really care about being together or apart.... it's just much easier for me and my husband

Samantha - posted on 02/05/2010

My twins are 3 and they still sleep together. I would put them in separate cribs but they would always end up in bed with one another. They never slept good when they were apart. I think you'll just have to give it a try.

Katherine - posted on 02/04/2010

as soon as i was home i put my 2 in seperate cot/bassinettes. i think the sharing cot thing is a whole heap of bulls**t. they still communicate and play with each other fine.

Anita - posted on 02/04/2010

I also have twins they are five now but I had the same question, I was told to seperate them once they were able to roll around.

Michelle - posted on 02/04/2010

I think you should follow your gut! I had my twin girls in the same crib until they were about 9-10 Months old. We used those "roll preventers" and put then head to head with their feet at opposite ends and they loved it! Even in 2 different cribs, they sleep with their heads close together! You have to do what you feel is right! I had my family/friends saying to put them in separate cribs from birth and I did what I felt was right and as the parent, that is all you can do! :) Good luck!

Crystal - posted on 02/04/2010

my twin girls have slept in the same bed since they came home from the hospital. I tried seperating them once and all hell broke loose. i didn't get any sleep for like a week till i gave in and put them back together. they are 4 now and they did great! just try it out and if it works out then do it. its all trial and error!

Iridescent - posted on 02/03/2010

Ours never slept together; the few times it was tried when they were little they honestly hated it. We have their beds set next to each other though (3 toddler beds in that room). The two that get along the most aren't the twins - it's one twin and our other that is 7 weeks younger - and they go over every morning and one jumps on the other twin's bed and wakes her up as the other steals her blanket. Nice... The early risers are also our troublesome pair, and people often think they are the twins to each other.

Josie - posted on 02/03/2010

i let my girls sleep in the same bed till they were ready to be apart which was about 8-9 m.and that only lasted about 4m. now they are still sleeping in the same bed together.

Kate - posted on 02/03/2010

Why didn't l think of putting the cribs beside each other? Going to do that today. Their daddy will be shocked to see the room changed around. Thanks for the idea.

Amie - posted on 02/03/2010

I moved my twins girls into separate cribs when they were around that age because of the rolling over and the waking each other up. We put the cribs right next to each other and they still talk and hold hands and play together. I hope that helps a little.

Lisa - posted on 02/03/2010

My twins are now almost 18 years old. When they were born, we only had one crib. They slept together until they were almost a year old and one of them got a cold. I reluctantly put him in another crib that we had bought by then. You see, they loved sleeping together and slept so well!! That's all they had ever known since conception. Even if we would put them at opposites ends of the crib, they would be side by side when we checked on them. And that was when they were not yet old enough to crawl or scoot. They instinctively found each other!!!
My advice is to follow your own "gut" in doing what is best for your children. No one loves them like you, no one knows them like you and God gave them to you to parent!!! So no one can do better than you!!! ENJOY them...it goes way to fast :-)

Deana - posted on 02/03/2010

mine are 4 and still sleep together...tried seperating them they did not do well, they will be fine rolling over and all the will just snuggle up

Trisha - posted on 02/03/2010

my twins shared a bed til about 9 months. i turned them sideways and spaced them out once they got bigger so that they still could hear and feel eachother... however the sewparation was also super easy...no issues...do what you feel is right...you are the best judge!

Lorna - posted on 02/02/2010

My twins slept in the same crib for almost a year and we would just lay them side by side or at opposite ends of the crib. Eventually we made use of the second crib around the 9th-10th month but placed the cribs side by side so that they could still see eachother. They adjusted to sleeping on their own but still to this day (and they are 6 years old now) they still have to get ready for bed together and occassionally have "sleepovers" with eachother.

Cheryl - posted on 02/02/2010

My twins were in the same crib until 6 months, when one started rolling over. I knew I had to separate them when one would be kicking the other. We went out to buy another crib but didn't put it together until 11pm one night when one twin started crying loudly. When I ran in the room and saw the other kicking him in the head, hubby and I immediately opened the box and started assembling!

Tracy - posted on 02/02/2010

they are ok. i let them sleep in the same crib until they learned to climb out. it's bonding time for them. don't worry, they wont hurt each other.

Ann-Marie - posted on 02/01/2010

my twins slept through the night sleeping next to each other until they were about a year old. One was always a little ahead of the other but she didnt start bothering her sister intil she starting kicking in her sleep. It only matters that you are comfortable with seperating them or keeping them together. If u want them to stay together put them at opposite ends

Kyla - posted on 02/01/2010

I kept mine in the same crib until they started walking. They loved it, they have been separated for almost 4 years now and are still sleeping thru the night:-)

Brandichadae - posted on 01/31/2010

my twins sleep in the same crib but the boy likes to pull his sister hair but there is nothing wrong with it plus your past the SIDS stage

Katie - posted on 01/31/2010

I have 5 year old twin boys and one prefer to sleep in the same bed and the other doesn't so we have told them that it up to them to work it out. We tried to have them in separate cribs when they were little and they slept a lot better together. So, I guess what I am saying is it depends on your twins and how they sleep and react to each other.

Jill - posted on 01/31/2010

We kept our twin boys in the same crib until they were almost a year old with no problem... we just put them on opposite ends of the crib. Of course if they are waking each other up and in turn waking you up then def. move one! : )

Regina - posted on 01/31/2010

dont know where yu heard bout the sids thing hun but if it happens it will whether they are in the same crib or not and to the question of movin one yeah sure by the time they are that old you should move one

Rachel - posted on 01/31/2010

when i had my girls they told me that putting them in the same crib increases their chance for SIDS... i wouldnt chance it!!!! i would put them in different cribs!!!!

Megan - posted on 01/30/2010

If you think the twin that can roll could roll on top of the other then yes I would move them to separate cribs. I had to separate my twins around 6-7 months because one would inch around and kick her sister, which woke her up!