Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Settling/Sleep Associations

How do I put twins of 2.5 weeks to bed?

I need some advice on how to put twins to bed. Harriet and Evie are just over 2 weeks old and at the moment both sleep in separate Moses baskets in the same room.

However, I am not sure if this is the best idea as more often than not, one will disturb the other either by not settling to sleep straight away and disturb the other during the 20 minutes of wind-down crying, or alternatively one will wake earlier than the other and invariably wake the other – which would be fine if they were both due a feed, but not so good if they both should still be asleep !!
I know that there is an element of comfort in keeping them both together but I wonder if perhaps it would be easier if they were in different rooms (especially if those rooms were in different houses !!!!)

Anyway, your ideas and thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks, Karen

I  encountered this problem with twins and found separating them the best way to get both of them into good sleeping habits. One found it easy to settle and the other was a much lighter, restless sleeper. Once both of them were better at settling we moved them back in together during the day but they spent the nights apart as this way they both got the best amount of sleep.

During their waking hours they spent a lot of close time by sharing an activity mat and whilst still small enough I would put them together in a cot under a musical mobile. They did not seen affected at all by being separated for sleep.