
Jenifer - posted on 04/17/2012 ( 44 moms have responded )
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ive had my 1month old twins in a crib together since they were 2 weeks old and they dont really move about they just snuggle together with blankets rapped around them and i always thought that was fine untill my mother came round yesterday and said they should be in Moses Baskets ?
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Kate - posted on 04/18/2012
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I have eight year ol twins and they STILL sleep in the same bed and they STILL snuggle! There is nothing wrong with it! They are twins and need to stay together! It will do alot of damage to them if you try to separate them! Right now they are just babies and they are used to each other from their time in the womb! Your mother is wrong! They are fine the way they are! They've been together for nine months plus! It would just be cruel to separate them now! Hope this helps!
Nikki - posted on 04/17/2012
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It is ok, studies have actually shown that co sleeping twins can help them to regulate body temperature, sleep cycles and behaviour. It is not "recommended" after the babies start moving around (4-5 months) because, although I have never found any studies to prove this they say it may increase the instance of SIDS.
I know quite a few twins that still sleep together as toddlers and have never had any issues, but then as their mother you will be the best person to decide if co sleeping is suited for them and how long for. It's just important that you remember safe sleeping guidelines regardless of whether they are co sleeping or sleeping in a basket, always put them to sleep on their backs, no loose bedding, stuffed toys etc, ventilated room.
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Yeah, I say keep them together. It's a comfort to them to have each other. I don't have twins but it just makes sense to me that twins would be close and would like the continued closeness of each other. It's all they've ever known in their short lives and if it gives them comfort, then I wouldn't change it or move them apart.
I recommend instead of a blanket, use a sleep sack. That way they still stay warm but you don't have to worry about suffocation from blankets. Here's a link, in case you don't know what they are. They come in all sizes, colors and designs. During colder months, you just have to make sure they are sleeping in long sleeves because the sack doesn't cover their arms.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Halo-SleepSack...
Jennifer - posted on 04/17/2012
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They don't need to be in Moses baskets if you don't want to put them in one. My twins slept in the same crib until they were at the point where they moved around too much and woke each other up. Their crib was also in my room, less than 3 feet away from me. When they started bothering each other, we brought in a second crib and put it right next to the other one. They would scoot to the side of their cribs to be close together and slept like that until they were 2 and went into their own room. Then their cribs were pulled apart from each other for a while, but they didn't like that at all. They are now 3 and in toddler beds, right next to each other. Every time we move the beds away from each other, they push them back, and more often than not, one of them climbs in with the other one to sleep. They are close, and they get comfort from each other. I see no reason to make them sleep apart at this time.
Terise - posted on 04/18/2012
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My twins slept in the same bassinet until they were six months old and then in the same crib until they were a year. We moved to two cribs, but they hated it. Even when they got toddler beds, we took the inside rails out and pushed the beds together.
Now the ladies are six, they have bunkbeds and refused to do anything but sleep together in the top bunk. They will tell me when they are ready to split up :)