Twins - Harvey,LA

I had triplets and they all shared a crib for the first 4 months. Then my son got his own crib and my girls slept together until they were just past 2 yrs old. We never had a problem, except when they would get sneaky and climb out. They say you should not have more than one in a crib but we had no issues with it. Also, I did not use a bumper beyond the first few months. Since they slept together from the beginning, they usually went to sleep fine with occasional playing around instead. We didn't co-sleep because it was just too much in one bed. We tried it the first few days. They had latch problems so they got breastmilk in a bottle.

Mine slept together for the first 5 months until my daughter started to get too active. We moved her to her own crib so she'd leave her brother alone. When they got a bit older we moved the cribs side by side with the drop side in the middle in the lower position. They would routinely end up in one crib sleeping but not always.

We tried co sleeping but no one really got much sleep. I also did breastfeed for the first couple months but with a 3 and 5 yr old it was too much. Up all day with the older kids and up all night with the babies.

when they start moving around and rolling over and whatnot, that's when you should move them to seperate cribs. They'll sleep better naturally together at first, since they've been together so long in the uterus. My husband and his twin would sleep forehead to forehead, and if their mom moved them, when she'd come back they'd be back where they were, even at only a few days old. :-)

Mine shared for the first several months. They hated being apart. Some moms can breastfeed twins - I absolutely could not produce enough milk and tortured myself and my babies for a long time trying. Stupid le leche! I am still mad at them for pushing me to the point of starving my kids. : )

My twins slept together for the first 3 months or so and could have stayed together longer except I thought they should be apart. (not sure why) Once I separated them, they did ok. Until they were 8 months old and somehow they kept getting out of their cribs. I even put the cribs in the middle of the room. I think they somehow helped each other as they couldn't even walk yet.

At 1 I put them in twin beds because they wouldn't stay in the crib.

Mine wouldn't nurse so I pumped and fed until 3 mo. Then got tired and tried nursing again and it worked for 3 mo.

mine shared a crib for about 11 months. within our twins playgroup, some shared a crib for 3 months or less, while others shared for up to 2 years (really! it's amazing how they can somehow move *around* each other in their sleep sometimes), I'd guesstimate the average for our group was about 6 months. If you have space for two cribs (or for one crib and a pack 'n' play) it *can* be helpful to have both set up even if your babies start out sharing a crib - that way if you have a late night spitup or diaper leak, you have a clean place to move the babies to while you change the bedding, or if you have a situation where you think they might sleep better in separate places, you have the space ready.

My twins nursed for 15 and 18 months, respectively, and we were able to tandem nurse them. Some moms find it easier to do one at a time, there's no "one size fits all" method so feel free to try tandem, individual, pump/bottle, etc. to find what works best for you :-)

And if you haven't already done so, go to http://www.NOMOTC.org to find the nearest parents of multiples club - it can be a *great* source of information, moral support, playgroups, and budget-friendly secondhand clothes and gear :-) :-)

Mine always seemed to do better in two seperate cribs in the same room. However once they were changed over into a toddler bed they crawled in with one another. Even at 8 years old now -I found them in the bed with each other this morning. I don't worry about it because soon 1. its going to get uncomfortable for them 2. getting to an age where they will be embarrassed about it 3. I figure by the time they go for college they won't be sleeping in the same bed-lol!
I tried to breastfeed or at least "pump" but one day I had milk and the next day it was just ....gone....disappeared but they were given breastmilk for the first 4 weeks so at least they were able to get that. I still can't explain it.....I did get really ill when they were only 4 weeks old and the ER doc told me he usually advocated for breastfeeding but that I was wearing myself down and to give formula. I didn't listen to him and continued to pump at the very least but then one day the milk was there and then bam it was gone......