twins will not sleep
by amanda
(North Carolina)
twin baby girls
I have 5 month old twin girls.They will not sleep in the day or night.All they do is POWERNAP.I need help.....They will sleep about 30 mins and that is it.It is causing a gap in my marriage.Do they need there own cribs. I have 1. Please help.
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Hi-
Sounds like you're having a really rough time with your beautiful baby girls. Routines are really important especially with twins. Do you have them on a schedule? Eat, then play, then nap ( then you nap, or have some time for yourself before doing it all over again.)
Are you going in to get them as soon as you hear fussing or do you let them cry for a while?
Does one twin sleep more soundly than the other?
I would suggest separating them into two cribs or a crib and a playpen, IF you feel that they are disturbing each other and that is resulting in the powernaps instead of real sleep. At this age they should be able to have one morning nap, one afternoon nap, and be down for the night after dinner.
Having a consistent bedtime/naptime routine- the same each day, lights out, door closed, music on( if you use it).Make sure they are changed and fed and safe and comfortable and put them down to sleep and walk away. It wouldn't hurt to speak with their pediatrician as well - just in case there's another issue like gas or reflux that is bothering them.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Kim
P.S. Your babies are beautiful - enter them into our baby of the month contest Cutest Twins Photo Contest
