David called in with a question about his twins’ sleeping habits and wondered if I “had any tips about sleep training twins, specifically the cry it out method, and how you can avoid making that any worse than it already is going to be. Should we put the girl in the other room while we […]
Twin Sleeping Tips
These twin sleeping tips will help both your twin babies and you get a great night's sleep.
How Long Can Boy / Girl Twins Share a Room?
Your twins share almost everything since they were formed in Mom’s belly. Naturally, this may lead you to having your twins share a bedroom. Even boy/girl twins can share a room. This arrangement works great for several years but will eventually end with the question: how long can my boy girl twins share a room? […]
How to Get Twins on the Same Schedule
Getting your twins on the same schedule will help maintain your sanity and control the chaos in your home. Unfortunately, it isn’t always easy to keep the twins on the same schedule. Keeping your twins on the same schedule depends on a few factors, but primarily comes down to the time of day and how […]
Can Twins Sleep in the Same Crib?
When you bring your baby twins home, can you let them sleep in the same crib? Absolutely. Should they share a crib? It depends… At the hospital, the nurses had our twins together in the same bassinet. When we got home, we just continued this pattern. From their time in utero, each twin has constantly been […]
Get Your Twins to Sleep Without Feeding Them
As twin parents, you want your babies to fall asleep by themselves without your constant intervention. Unfortunately, they sometimes get in the bad habit of needing to eat to fall asleep. So how do you get your twins to sleep without having to feed them? Here are several things to try with your twins: Keep […]
Current Sleep Recommendations for your Twins
As the safety of your twins should be the most important thing at the top of your list, I wanted to share the current sleep recommendations for your twins from the American Academy of Pediatrics. These recommendations include how to keep your babies safe during the night when they’re sleeping, as well as during nap […]
How to Survive the Witching Hour with Fussy Twins
Do your twins turn into cranky beasts sometime between dinner and midnight each evening? If so, you’re not alone. This “witching hour” is very common with children. Your twins are no exception and will give you double the fussy mess. Ironically your twins may be angels all day and still revert to super fussy handfuls […]
Getting Twins to Stay in Bed (and finally go to sleep!)
Once you move your twins from cribs to regular beds, a new challenge arises: How do you keep your twins in bed so they fall asleep? Our first two boys (both singletons) had a very smooth transition from crib to bed. They didn’t climb out of their cribs and once in a bed, each would […]
How to Transition Twins to Big Beds
How do you know your twins are ready to move out of their cribs and into a bed? They tell you. Just how they tell you is what makes this part of twin parenting interesting. Moving twins into beds can be quite the adventure. Your toddler twins might ask about a bed, or mention how […]
How to Swaddle a Baby (with Step by Step Videos)
We found that nothing will calm a baby down faster than a good swaddle. Twins crying? Swaddle them. Twins having trouble going to sleep? Swaddle them. When you swaddle your babies, you are recreating some of the comfort they enjoyed in the womb where they were tightly packed and in a warm environment. Swaddling your […]
What to Do with Twins Climbing Out of Crib
It’s nap time and you start hearing sounds that you shouldn’t be hearing from your twins’ room. Yikes! What do you do with your twins climbing out of crib during nap time? It might look something like this: This is hard because nap time is your sanctuary of peace and serenity in the house. It’s […]
Sleeping Arrangements for Twins on Vacation
Martin, who is about to travel with his two-month-old twins, writes in and says that he’s wondering what can they do about sleeping arrangements for twins on vacation. They’re having a hard time finding something that they think will work for them. He says, “We thought we might try to take a pack-and-play. We might […]
Newborn Twins Sleeping Arrangements
I got a question the other day which was, “What should newborn twins sleep with in their crib?” I’ll tell you the current newborn twins sleeping arrangements recommendations that the American Academy of Pediatrics has, and then I’ll tell you what we did. You’ll see some similarities and some stark contrast. Current Recommendation The current […]
Twins Sleep Regression (Why it happens and what to do)
I recently got a question from a parent who says that they are facing twins sleep regression and they want to know what they can do about that or what it means. Regression Comes in Various Places Keep in mind that as your twins progress through different milestones they will regress. They’ll take steps backwards. […]
How can dad care for twins alone during the night?
A fellow father of twins wrote in and asked, “Do you have any experience helping take care of the twins by yourself through the night and the best way is to feed them?” In this case, his wife is going back to work as a nurse for the night shift. And so dad is going […]
