SHaring a room?

so my boys have gone from sharing a cot to sleeping in two. but still they wake each other up sometimes.

In our new house (sometime next year) there is going to be space for them to each have thier own room. I was only planning on separating them later but I am thinking it may be better for them to sleep in their own room so if Connor has a bad night it is just him up at 4am not both of them?

what do you feel??

Sleepless mom

(I am thinking about getting a sleep trainer in in Jan to help with the boys sleep patterns) but they have been either teething or sick for a month now so there is nothing I can do with them yet.

That is a difficult one Kerry. Mine don't seem to wake each other up, but if yours do then maybe you should give the separate rooms a try.

Shame Kerry - I would say do whatever works for you. Perhaps consulta the sleep trainer and see what they say? Fortunately with me the niggly restless twin (Michael) does not seem to wake the peaceful one (Grace) - in fact very little wakes her unless she has finished sleeping for the night!

Do what you feel is best for you. Mine also don't wake each other but sleep training we gonna start this week - seriously!!! I can't sleep only 3 hours a night, it is crazy and the worse part is that they are not awake, they are restless and crying and screaming in their sleep oh yes and on holiday think it is play time till 12 at night!

Well I honestly thought my boys would at least be trying to sleep through by now! I see we all in the same boat :< Anyhow mine are in one room as I wanted them to get used to each others 'noises'. Noah sleeps like a bomb and Finn refuses to sleep at all. To be honest I have never thought of seperating them as we only have two bedrooms .... mmm. I do however think that it probably adds to your 'workload' cause if Finn does start moaning we have to rush like hell to get the dummy in before he wakes Finn. I don't know ... sigh

hmmm I just don't know, they both are sleeping so badly at the moment but tend to wake at different times and moan so we also do the mad rush but we are not always quick enough.

Melanie Connor is the same he cries out in his sleep sometimes????

I woke up at 3 this morning (which is rapidly turning into every morning) with this LOUD doef doef doef wondering what the hell was going on. So rush into the boys room and turns out they are having what seemed like 'kicking' competitions in their cots. Party time it seems!? They are now sleeping from 7 - 3 and thats it. Finn also wakes crying (heart sore not naughty cry) sometimes and I comfort him by holding his hand until he sleeps again. I was wondering (use it don't use it) if Finn is not lonely after being 'with' someone for 9 months in mommy's tummy? He is a very social chap so maybe thats it? Not sure ...

I must say if mine doesn't feel like sleeping at bedtime, I leave them to sort themselves out, as long as they aren't crying. Some nights they "chat" for a while before dropping off. If they wake up early or in the night, and wants to play, the same thing, I leave them to it. They are safe in their cots, and if they want to be awake, that is their choice, but I go back to sleep. Having said that, mine has slept through since 6 months and they are really only niggly when teething. Really I should say, only Olivia is ever niggly, I can't remember when Rachel last woke up at night. When she does there is trouble for sure!

Ams I love your little men's names! So cool!

Ag thanks Paula! mm last night I also thought that they must just lie awake from now on - I just can't anymore. So yes, unless unhappy or birpy or whatever they must go ahead. xxx

Hey, mine doesnt wake each other - so are happing still sharing their room in 2 different cots. But a friend of mine who also have twin boys, told me that she had to move them each to their own room at 6/8 months since they were waking each other.... so its at the end your choice -but check with the sleep trainer.

mine also have kicking competitions when they start waking up, but i guess i am lucky that my girls sleep through the night...

Gosh you guys are lucky - mine are never happy intheir beds. With Kian I have a 2 minute window before he starts screaming and wakes Connor. ANd Connor when Kian wakes him thinks Nap time is over and wants to play (with someone though and will cry in his cot till someone picks him up).
I think I must also workout what is waking them so much and making them cry??

After reading all this I think that I really need to count my blessings! The boys shared a cot until just after they turned one, now they are in beds, right next to each other and the one can scream (and I have been told that it is pretty piercing) and the other will remain fast alseep.... although this does not happen often since they sleep 12/13 hours straight

I did my own "sleep training" and it worked for all my boys. I think that it is the greatest gift that you can give yourself, I need my sleep