Hi Rach

Having 2 babies is very overwhelming and trying to read the cues were always the hardest especially when trying to get them into a good routine.

Regarding day sleeps - with my twins I invested in 2 rocker gliders (about $60each) and my boys would sleep in those during the day in the lounge room. They were also my godsend when I had one cranky baby and one feeding baby.

I also set up a feeding station on the floor for my boys as well (they were bottle fed) - I basically had 2 U pillows set up next to each other (one a little higher than the other as I had a spewy baby) this allowed me to sit on the floor and have them propped up and I would feed them together either with a bottle in each hand or I would use cloth nappies and fold them under the bottle to create a lean so that I could sit and watch and intervene if needed.

This then allowed for me to get a good routine as they were feeding simultaneously and then would get tired at the same times as well. We also used the rockers to get them the sleep in the evenings. if they were still asleep and it was getting near feed time I would dream feed them (ie: give them a bottle while they were still asleep) and then when done burp them and put them into their cots for the night - or until they woke for a night feed. By the time they were 10 weeks old they were generally sleeping through the night using this method.

There are a few twin mummies on here who I'm sure will be able to help you with some ideas. Good luck and it is very tiring but the time will fly by and you will hardly remember these trying times as you will be onto the next challenge of raising multiples