Hello!

My almost 2 year old twins have been sleeping in my room since they were born. Im dreading transitioning them to there room. They still wake for breastfeeds during the night and its easy having them close to me. (There room is right at the opposite side of the house) 30 something steps away which when im tired is alot. My husband doesnt help at all though the night so im really worried about moving them. I dont want to be so tired i cant look after them during the day.


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  • I agree, start with the day naps and transition to night naps. You got this mum – as a fellow mum with twins, this stage doesn’t last forever :)


  • Just bite the bullet and put them in there, first few days will be tough, might have to comfort them more, might take longer for them to go down but they eventually will.
    Try them seperate, try them to together? If I’m NSW you could call Karitane for advice also


  • When I was transitioning my son into his room I started with day naps. I made sure he was comfortable enough with day naps before I started him at night. I had a bedtime routine then I would like next to him till he fell asleep. I also would leave a night light on. If he woke up at night I was immediately there sitting next to him tapping him. It took some time and patience but we got there. You have to be persistent and unchanging. If it gets quite bad you can always call on a sleep expert to assist you.


  • Try and decorate their room, and encourage them to take their day nap in there. Although it’s ok to have them in your room.


  • Look, it’s going to be hard, but it sounds as though you have weighed up the pros and cons. Get them to help decorate it, talk about it in an exciting way before actually doing it, and then when the transition happens, if they come into your room, you get out of bed and without saying a word, pick them up and put them back in their bed. You may have a few nights like this but hopefully they will learn


  • We have the same dilemma so really looking forward to some ideas here


  • I only have 1 child but it was a case of a double bed, her picking a teddy to cuddle and put it to sleep while I said good night put on a night light and left the room she was pretty happy.


  • I had the same problem with my youngest’s. Trying to get them to sleep in their own room and hopefully a separate bed. My twins would only sleep in the same cot, so had to get them leave my room and into beds. Hopefully your twins take it better. As mine ended up in a double bed as they like to hold hands. Maybe find out if the night feed is needed. Let them know that the late night feeds are stopping as they are older, maybe just a cuddle. I think dropping the feed and moving rooms might be a bit much at the same time. My twins were later in life and a lovely surprise, so night feeds for me were tiring too. I had help from older children to help.


  • I would consider swapping breast for bottle and stopping the over night breast feeds. I can’t see any other solution


  • I think I would move them to their own room and put temporary a bed/mattress in their room for yourself. Then gradually move this mattress away out of their room , for example move it everyday 50 cm further from their beds


  • Hi, I don’t have an answer for you but just letting you know I’m in the exact position as you
    I’ve always slept with my son in the same bed during night feeds I’ve been trying the cry it out method as he won’t take a dummy to settle


  • All babies and toddlers thrive off routine. It might take a few days but the transition will eventually benefit you and them. Theyre most likely waking for a feed out of habit. At 2 years there’s no way they are hungry. You might need to just try some settling techniques and cut out the late night breastfeeding


  • Good luck mumma!
    I wish I had something helpful to give. My little one is almost 8 months- bf and co sleep. I try not to think about the dread of moving to seperate rooms


  • We put ours to sleep and then move to our own room. If they wake then we deal with it


  • Not sure if you are trans Siri of t m to a bed or just moving their cot to their own room but could you consider putting an addition bed in their room for you to sleep in while they transition over the next few months? My friend did this and it really helped. Good luck


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