glbb35
05-11-2011, 02:29 PM
I am wondering for moms with older twin who share a room, when did you move them to their own beds? Our situation is this: we are expecting #5 this July but my uterus is "tired" and my doctor thinks this baby will come early. We are in the middle of an addition to the house and had planned when we were closer to being done to moving the twins up to the third floor bedroom where they would have plenty of space and the new baby could take their room which is near our room. That means if they are above us there will be more noise if they don't stay in their beds.
I know they sleep in a cot for nap at pre-school but that is because I am not there :) I can't imagine them doing that for us. DH suggested we move them into their new room within the next month if we can and at that point move them to toddler beds. I just think they aren't going to stay in their beds and can see a lot of headaches along with a newborn arising because they won't stay in their beds. We moved my oldest when he was 2.9 and he pretty much listened. But he was our first and oldest and just stayed in bed. We moved our middle when he was 2 1/2 and it took us three months to get him to understand he had to stay in bed.
The twins just turned 2 and I think it might be better if we just suck it up and buy an inexpensive crib as there are two of them after all and I can't imagine them not staying in bed and us running up an down the stairs all the time and then them getting up early and then pulling everything out of their drawers and such. I am being silly? They don't try to crawl out of their beds or anything and I am fine with them in their cribs until they are older. Especially since there are 2 of them. DH thinks we will just have to deal with whatever comes along. But I know it will be me who "has to deal with it" so I don't know if I am ready for that. Any advice would be great. When did you move, should I move and what to move them to and how. You would think I could figure this out but again it is two highly spirited little boys instead of one and I am one mom who is tired these days. Me and my uterus it seems :)
Thanks
B
DS 03, 06 twins 09 and surprise 7/11
I know they sleep in a cot for nap at pre-school but that is because I am not there :) I can't imagine them doing that for us. DH suggested we move them into their new room within the next month if we can and at that point move them to toddler beds. I just think they aren't going to stay in their beds and can see a lot of headaches along with a newborn arising because they won't stay in their beds. We moved my oldest when he was 2.9 and he pretty much listened. But he was our first and oldest and just stayed in bed. We moved our middle when he was 2 1/2 and it took us three months to get him to understand he had to stay in bed.
The twins just turned 2 and I think it might be better if we just suck it up and buy an inexpensive crib as there are two of them after all and I can't imagine them not staying in bed and us running up an down the stairs all the time and then them getting up early and then pulling everything out of their drawers and such. I am being silly? They don't try to crawl out of their beds or anything and I am fine with them in their cribs until they are older. Especially since there are 2 of them. DH thinks we will just have to deal with whatever comes along. But I know it will be me who "has to deal with it" so I don't know if I am ready for that. Any advice would be great. When did you move, should I move and what to move them to and how. You would think I could figure this out but again it is two highly spirited little boys instead of one and I am one mom who is tired these days. Me and my uterus it seems :)
Thanks
B
DS 03, 06 twins 09 and surprise 7/11