sharing a crib ??

[Erica92]

I have a couple of questions....

1) did you twins share a crib?

2) if so for how long?

3) I assume you ended up having to buy two cribs eventually so would you reccomend buying one crib to start or just buying to from the very beginning??

I'd also be worries about them smothering each other (I know prob stupid fear from a first time pregnant woman but....)

I'd love to hear people's opinions!

[marie carla]

great question Erica. I have been talking/learning about this too as my twins are arriving a little before yours. My husband is an identical twin and his mom kept them in same crib until they were about 6 months she said.

I spoke to a twin mom recently who have a b/g fraternal set and she said she kept her babies in a pack/play at night in the parents room and they slept in that until like 3 months I think she said then went in the same crib for one month and then in seperate ones... I have heard a few differnt stories from people but I think the norm is to keep them close for a few months
would love to hear others-thanks!
Carla

[med]

I'm interested in what people have to say also. I was planning on having them in the smae crib until they start rolling over. That way we can have one crib in our room in the beginning and not two bassinets. Plus, it just sounds like a great idea, since they are so use to be close to each other now...

[jan21]

My twins shared a crib for 6 months, then one started rolling over the other and we had to separate them. We kept the one crib in the "nursery" from the start - never had in in our bedroom. Never used a bassinet.

We did buy the 2 cribs right away since we wanted matching ones (and most places will give you a 10% discount on the large ticket items when you buy 2). We kept one crib downstairs figuring they could nap there during the day, but as it turned out they didn't nap well in their cribs until about 6 months anyway (napped in their carseats, the swings, my arms, in the Baby Bjorn).

Janice
Laura & Elizabeth 11/29/00

[Bernadette]

My twins shared a bassinet in my bedroom for about 10 weeks. They were in those triangle pillows that keep them on their side/back. After that they were in their own cribs. They were 7.3 and 6.10 at birth, so pretty big. I'm surprised I was able to keep them together for so long.

[madyanne]

Hello,
Here's what I have chosen to do after lots of reading on it. I already have one crib from my first daughter and we have been lucky enough to borrow a second. Therefore I am going to put my boys in seperate cribs but right next to each other so they can see one another and still be close. 99.9% of what I read suggested putting them together. It was that .1% that freaked me out and since I was in the position to have them seperated that is what we decided to do. I have to admit, it was not an easy decision, but I feel good about it. I hope I've helped!