well last night i think we may have turned a corner. I put both the cots back in the one room with a mattress on the floor. I had to pick up Max twice as he was unsettled. Around ten both woke so we all went to sleep on the mattress. Around half an hour later Frank was crawling around crying and Max was just rolling everywhere! I had had enough! I changed both of them, kissed them goodnight and placed them in their cots. It was mayhem!! Screaming like murder. So I placed a chair between their cots and sat their rubbing their backs. Once they where settled I left the room. Frank took about 45 mins of in and repeating this to fall asleep while Max almost took 2 hours!! I suppose it was a form of controlled crying but I tell you what.. once they where asleep they did not peep until bottle time this morning.
I am not sure if this will work but they where certainly happy sleeping on their own in the same room than on the floor rolling into one another!
Ah, hadn't thought about them bumping into each other It really is extra hard with two!
I hope you guys can find a way through this and can get some rest. Does your partner help out at all during the night?
Well done Rach!!! I am having a similar drama myself (but only with one obviously). How long did it take them to calm down while you were rubbing their backs? My baby doesn't seem to settle with rubbing (she just gets more agitated) but I'm not sure if perhaps I'm not persisting for long enough.....
anyway, sorry for the hijack, I did want to say congratulations!
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It really is extra hard with two!
congratulations!
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