I was going to suggest them sharing a cot too. Friends of mine had their twins together for the first 3 - 4 months. I think maybe keep putting them both down at the same time & they might line up a bit better after a little while?
Even if one sleeps & one doesn't, if they have that same rest/quiet time each day, they might just decide to start settling into sleep when it happens.
I think 10 weeks is often a bit of a wonder week isn't it?? They become a little more aware of their surroundings, learn a little more & are a bit unsettled for a few days, then they settle again?
Sorry Argon I've only just seen this post. My twins were all over the place at that time too, it did seem as though you spent all day trying to settle them, it is a very difficult and trying time. Try not to worry about it too much, (easier said than done eh?) They will soon start to get into a routine. My two get up between 7am and 8am they get fed and have up time until around 9ish then they both go down into their cots, I let them self settle, some times I get the protesting sometimes they go straight to sleep. If one of them wakes before the other ie. catnaps, I just get her up and keep her awake until about 1ish then put them both down for another nap, again I let them self settle. If the crying gets too much put some music on try to leave them as long as you can, a baby will catnap if they are over tired or is unable to self settle. If the crying is too much for you get the baby up and give her a cuddle for 10 mins then try again, it's a lot of hard work, but so worth it when they go down in their cots without a fuss. This method has worked for me, my two go from 7pm to 7 or 8am without waking in the night, we've had the odd occasion where one has woken at around 5am, but she got fed without a fuss and put back to bed to self settle. If one isn't awake at 7am or when ever I think it's time to get them up I always wake the other so that they are synchronized, even if one got fed at 5am, it makes life a hell of a lot easier. Sorry it's a bit late, but I hope it helps you out. Remember you are not alone, we have all gone through the same trying times! Good luck x
They are getting a bit better. I've had tresillian out and the woman managed to convince me that I can get them to resttle when they wake early. The resettling is hard going sometimes and I almost never bother if they both wake early, but if one wakes under 1 hour (for the morning sleeps at least) I can usually resettle them so they both get 1.5-2 hours. This has definitely made life easier.
Kezza - sounds like you're going really well. Good to hear!
Hi I have always put my twins down at the same time. They wake at around 8.00am go back down at 11.00 and than around 4.oo in the afternoon. Even if the other twin is not sleepy I still put them both down, the other one just lays in the cot and rests. They are now 1 year. Good luck you just need to stick with it. cathie
I do the same thing, after putting myself through a difficult patch last year trying to cater to their individual sleep desires. It is much easier now putting them down at the same time, letting the sleepiest child indicate when nap time starts and when it ends (ie, they don't get up from nap time until they both awake happy and chirpy. If I hear grumbles and grizzles I recall other times I have gone in to those noises and found they're still half awake and not finished with their nap).
I am finding my little boy seems to need less sleep than my girl, but he chats softly to himself in bed when he doesn't feel sleepy as he knows there's no getting up for a while.
I had them sleeping well when they were little, and then got to winter last year (they were around 8 months) and them being sick and miserable messed up their sleep patterns. We managed to get things back on track at around 11 months and have maintained good night and day sleeps. They're now 19 months.
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