Comments on: Should twins sleep in the same room? http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/ Having and raising twins from a Dad's perspective Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Joe http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Joe Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:50:53 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-411 @Kathy - Since you will be disrupting the sleeping arrangements anyway, I'd recommend you move him in with his brother if that is ultimately where you'd like him long term. Otherwise you'll have another transition later which may or may not go smoothly and you'll have to repeat the process. The book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345497791/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=dadsguidetotwins-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345497791" rel="nofollow">Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins</a>, is a great resource for helping get your twins in a good sleep routine. From our experience, any transition in sleeping arrangements may have a bumpy start but you'll have to stick to it for it to work. Our girls often sleep through each other's night time wake-ups when they happen. So your sleeping boy may be very similar and just keep sleeping despite his brother. Remember, just because one twin wakes up, it doesn't mean the other will too. You won't know until you try. @Kathy – Since you will be disrupting the sleeping arrangements anyway, I’d recommend you move him in with his brother if that is ultimately where you’d like him long term. Otherwise you’ll have another transition later which may or may not go smoothly and you’ll have to repeat the process.

The book, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins, is a great resource for helping get your twins in a good sleep routine.

From our experience, any transition in sleeping arrangements may have a bumpy start but you’ll have to stick to it for it to work.

Our girls often sleep through each other’s night time wake-ups when they happen. So your sleeping boy may be very similar and just keep sleeping despite his brother. Remember, just because one twin wakes up, it doesn’t mean the other will too. You won’t know until you try.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Kathy Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:51:26 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-410 My twin boys are almost a year old and they have been sleeping in seperate rooms from about one month old! Now, I need to give the one twins room up and am wondering if i should move him into the main bedroom or move him in with his brother. The problem is, his brother sleeps through the night (yay) and he still wakes up twice (boo), so what do I do? My twin boys are almost a year old and they have been sleeping in seperate rooms from about one month old! Now, I need to give the one twins room up and am wondering if i should move him into the main bedroom or move him in with his brother. The problem is, his brother sleeps through the night (yay) and he still wakes up twice (boo), so what do I do?

]]> By: Joe http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Joe Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:23:03 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-185 @Jay - When girls start to get cooties, that is when the brother will want to move out. My guess would be between ages 8 and 10. @Jay – When girls start to get cooties, that is when the brother will want to move out. My guess would be between ages 8 and 10.

]]> By: Jay http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Jay Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:43:32 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-184 We have boy/girl twins your article mentions they will feel awkward sharing the same room at what age does that start? Obviously if they still sharing when entering teen years sure but before that when? We have boy/girl twins your article mentions they will feel awkward sharing the same room at what age does that start? Obviously if they still sharing when entering teen years sure but before that when?

]]> By: Joe http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Joe Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:47:42 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-183 @Lara - You make a great point that everyone's twins are different and that we as parents need to adapt to what is working and what isn't. We had to do some creative problem solving to get them separated for naps so I understand that the same room method doesn't always work in every case. @Lara – You make a great point that everyone’s twins are different and that we as parents need to adapt to what is working and what isn’t.

We had to do some creative problem solving to get them separated for naps so I understand that the same room method doesn’t always work in every case.

]]> By: Lara http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/should-twins-sleep-in-the-same-room/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Lara Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:46:22 +0000 http://www.dadsguidetotwins.com/?p=472#comment-182 My twins are 14 months old and we were never able to have them sleep in the same bed - not from the first day!! They ALWAYS woke each other up. By the time they were six months old I'd been struggling with getting them to not wake each other up and let me sleep for more than an hour at a time by being in the same room and gave up. They are in separate rooms now and I am MUCH happier, and so are they. I know many twins who share beautifully, but I don't think that it's a steadfast rule. I expected it to be because I talked to so many twin parents who told me that's how it was.... but there are definitely exceptions ;) My twins are 14 months old and we were never able to have them sleep in the same bed – not from the first day!!

They ALWAYS woke each other up. By the time they were six months old I’d been struggling with getting them to not wake each other up and let me sleep for more than an hour at a time by being in the same room and gave up.

They are in separate rooms now and I am MUCH happier, and so are they.

I know many twins who share beautifully, but I don’t think that it’s a steadfast rule. I expected it to be because I talked to so many twin parents who told me that’s how it was…. but there are definitely exceptions ;)

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