Twins sleeping together

Dave - posted on 11/28/2012

We have twin sons, 9 yrs old with sensory integration. One of them (Greg) insists on sleeping with Aaron. Aaron wants his own space and there is some fighting going on. Also, There is a space issue occurring. They share a bunk bed. Greg is sharing Aaron's bed b/c we used ceiling fan during summer, but now I guess he's terrified to go back up top. He screamed and screamed when we tried to put him in his bed last night. Any ideas? Aaron tends to be insomniac due to Vyvanse, which he takes for control of sensory integration. Lots mentioned here, appreciate any responses. Thanks

Andrea - posted on 08/07/2009

My 9 year old g/g when they where babies slept in separate cots, but when they changed to beds they would just climb into each others bed, for lent they choose to slept apart instead of giving up chocolate.

Ashlee - posted on 07/31/2009

My twins are 8 yrs old and boys. They slept in the same crib for about a year. I had them sleeping in seperate cribs for a few months before we moved to toddler beds. When they were free to get in and out as they wished they would always end up together. I would find them curled up together under the bed or one laying accross the other in bed it was too funny. Then when they were about three we moved them into a full sized bed together and they slept like that until they were about 5. When they started kindergarten they got bunk beds and sometimes still ended up togehter. Now that they are 8, more often than not Im trying to break up the fights!

Deanna - posted on 07/30/2009

mine slept together until my little girl tried to smother her brother. she learned how to move around before he did so she had the upper hand. they were 6 months old. but now they are 6 years and they constantly have to be with each other she is his other mother

KATRINA - posted on 07/30/2009

MY TWINS ARE B/B AND I HAD TO SEPERATE THEM @ 8 MONTHS...THEY WERE ALWAYS FIGHTING....I GUESS THAT WAS TO BE EXPECTED BECAUSE EVERY TIME I RECEIVED A ULTRASOUND THEY WERE FIGHTING...LOL AND 5 YEARS LATER THEY STILL DO THEN MAKE UP SHORTLY

TishAnn - posted on 07/30/2009

Mine slept in the crib together until they got too big to sleep together. We had to push their cribs together so they could at least touch each other after that. Recently moved them to their own toddler beds and one of them will get up in the middle of the night and crawl in with the other. It's cute, but I wonder how long they'll keep it up.

Felicity - posted on 07/30/2009

My twins only slept in the same cot until 5 mths and could no longer fit. At 7 they still sleep in the same room though, and very occassionally they will sleep together or get into bed together to read each other a book.

Andrea - posted on 07/29/2009

We let our twins sleep together until it became obvious they needed to be separated--laying on each other, keeping each other awake, etc. They were under a year (I think!). I was all stressed out to separate them. We tried moving my daughter and she cried and cried, so we put her back in their crib and moved my son, and that was the trick! It was super easy.

Johanna - posted on 07/29/2009

We started together and once they got to the point where they kept waking each other up. They are now 4 and share a full size bed so I say it can go either way

Beth - posted on 07/29/2009

I seperated my girls at 8 months. It was getting pretty crowded and they were starting to hit or kick eachother, so I was worried about their safety! I heard 6 months is a good time, but I wasn't ready then. So far it hasn't been too bad. It takes a little longer to get them to sleep but once they are sleeping they sleep good!

Stacia - posted on 07/29/2009

My boys only slept together for the first two weeks. They would wake each other up. I was able to bring one home from the hospital before the other so I think they got used to sleeping apart from day one. I say if it's not affecting sleep, let them sleep together as long as they want. My girlfriend has twin girls and they are the same way. They sleep in the same bed most of the time and they are 5 years old.

Jennifer - posted on 07/29/2009

I have girls and they shared a room but different cradles/cribs when we went to big girls beds they both ended up in the same one. It didn't matter who's it was they just liked sleeping together. They will let you know what works best for them.

Mache - posted on 07/28/2009

I have girls that are six share same room and they are usually founds sleeping together hugging......It's not the way we put them in bed but 9 out 0f 10 times they will get up sometime in the middle of the night and find each other...when they we infants we would seperate them in the crib with a divided roll made to fit the crib and even then they would work their way around it and be cuddling together and would even hold the hands when being feed(if we where on the same loveseat/couch.

Heather - posted on 07/28/2009

My twins were in the NICU for 20 days, when they came home my husband thought they needed to get to connect with each other again so we put them in the same crib. They stayed that way for 2 weeks then we put them in separate cribs in the same room. We gave them each their own room when they were 2 because they started to cause trouble together, emptying drawers and their closet.

Lisa - posted on 07/28/2009

My girls are 5 months and don't sleep together any more and they don't seem to mind.

Jill - posted on 07/27/2009

See my girls do climb out of their bed at all. I think it is because they are too scared to get in troble.

Ali - posted on 07/27/2009

My twins boys slept in the same bassinet until they were too big, then into a cot together until they started helping each other to climb out! At about 10 months they went into their own cots!

Chantel - posted on 07/26/2009

its not weird its sweet,my twin girls have shared a room but have slept in there own beds from the start,but they always ended up in my bed by the morning they seem to sleep better with me,and i dont mind at all,acually i love it,there only little for so long,they are 4yrs and still sleep iny my bed.they are so close and have such a bond i cant even explain it.but i guess u would know all about that.u do what suits u best and works for u and what makes your twins happy.

Shane - posted on 07/26/2009

I don't think it is weird at all. My b/g twins still share a room because of our housing situation. However, when while they were in the hospital we noticed that they didn't like to sleep together. One (my girl) was always waking up her brother, then he would fuss. It was the same situation when we brought them home. They shared a crib though for about a year-we just had it seperated into halfs.

Jill - posted on 07/23/2009

Well that makes me a little better ladies. I just did want to feel like I was holding them back from sleeping in their own cribs. They love each other and I know they do. I feel like when I separate them that they will be climb in each others bed because like I said they have to be touching each other to sleep.

Becky - posted on 07/23/2009

My 10 year old twins shared their crib and toddler bed. They finally started sleeping in separate beds when they were about 5. They still share a room. My older son would be fine to sleep alone, but his brother always wants him with him. He isn't dependant on him at all during the day so I don't think it has really hurt him.

Shelli - posted on 07/23/2009

not at all weird. Mine slept in separate cribs until they were like 12 months and then they would crawl in and out of eachothers cribs. Now they are 4 and they still sleepin the same room and they have to sleep head to head or the other one will invade the others space. Your just blessed that they actually love each other. They will ask for big boy/girl beds when they are ready

Shannon - posted on 07/23/2009

aww.... you are lucky. mine are 10 months old and sleep in separate rooms. We separated them at about 4 months because one would sleep through the night and the other wouldn't and would wake up, cry and wake her sister up. We tried to put them in the same room again about a month ago and the both just cried and it took us a long time to settle them again. I would say to you as long as they are sleeping through the night just let them be. I think it so wonderful that they need to be so close to eachother. Consider it a blessing. Let them have their own beds when they ask for it. I hope mine can be like yours soon.

Rebekah - posted on 07/23/2009

we kept them in a crib together until about 13 months and we got a full bed and side rails so they wouldn't fall out. They flop around, it's pretty funny because they will roll or crawl over eachother in their sleep and be in completely opposite sides of the bed. We plan to have them sleep separately when they are a little older. They're really close and I think would miss eachother. We've only had instances of them touching eachother in the bathtub, they're just curious but we're in process of helping them understand how they have private parts, etc..

Lesa - posted on 07/23/2009

Mine are B/G and they slept together until they kept waking each other up then I decided it was time to be apart So it was around 9 months I think and now they do great in theyre own beds.They are in the same room just different cribs and they sleep from 7pm to around 7 am sometime later I am very lucky:) Good Luck