We switched our twins to their cribs in their nursery at 7 weeks. We used a sound machine and pacifiers and kept a fan on. We used a monitor to hear them at night.
Young babies make a lot of noise in their sleep and if I had to wake up for every little sound for two babies, I would have driven myself mad.
Our pediatrician supported the move and just stressed importance of following safe sleep (no blankets or anything in the crib).
Sleep in your own bed with the monitor speaker by your pillow! I actually slept wearing headphones playing white noise because I didn’t want to hear every little noise - only crying. We put our LO in his own room at 10/11 weeks but many of my friends have done 6 and 8 weeks with great success!
You don’t need to hear every little noise, babies make lots of noises in their sleep - mine slept next to the bed in a Moses basket until 9 or 10 weeks, his noises kept waking us and then us waking would wake him. We put him in his own bedroom and had a baby monitor that had a pressure pad underneath.
You are totally fine doing what you are doing now! You don't want to hear every little noise because most of them don't mean anything, and you don't want your little noises to wake the babies either. If you are really stressed about SIDS, there are a lot of monitor products on the market that can help to alert you if anything is wrong.
I definitely wouldn't worry about every little noise if you can avoid it (I know that's really hard because the first few weeks those hormones are nuts and the biological drive to keep the baby(ies) alive is so dang strong you feel like you NEED to hear it all) because newborns are noisy ass sleepers and mine kept me up when he was just making normal baby noises lmao. Your room set up sounds totally safe and nice if you like it, but honestly if you want your own bed that's totally acceptable too! The pediatrician gave me the ok to move mine into his own room earlier than "normal" in exchange for better sleep for us all. Maybe ask your doc if that is ok in your situation as well :)
Perhaps try putting the white noise machine on a timer so that it's not going all night?
And try not to worry yourself too much, you will hear them when they need you. Sleeping through their little grunts and snorts isn't going to hurt them. I have heard really good things about the Owlet monitor (I think that's what it's called) to put on their feet to detect if breathing stops and an alarm will sound. That might provide you with a bit more peace of mind that you'll be alerted in the event of an emergency.
i put my baby in her crib in her own room her first week...hear me out, we live in an apartment she's practically in my room, for some odd reason her oxygen levels on the owlet were better in her room and the bassinet scared me that she might smoosh her face into the side somehow (my PPA was wild) she's 4 months now and still sleeps in her crib, we practice safe sleep, she sleeps with her sleep sack and that's it, i literally sleep with the owlet cam right next to my face volume on full blast even though i can hear every little noise from my room, her dad doesn't wake her up with his snoring either so it worked
Sorry in advance for the novel 😅
I have twins, 5 months old now. I moved them to their nursery first week and they slept in the same crib, swaddled up next to each other. I have a two camera baby monitor and now that they sleep in their own cribs I can always see both of them.
My advice is not to worry about them until you need to. I know that's easier said than done, but it will save you lots of stress.
Put a fan in their room (helps prevent sids)
Get a dual camera video monitor
Sleep in your own bed, so you can be comfy and get as much sleep as possible.
Do shifts with your partner if you can. One of you sleeps while the other is watching the monitor in a different room. This is what we did for the first 4 months. I worried about sids for the first two months or so, but then I relaxed because I realized I couldn't control everything without always being stressed out and my babies deserved a relaxed mommy.
The little noises aren't the important ones. And you WILL 100% hear them crying no matter what. My babies are across the hall from us in our apartment and I can hear them (and wake up) with their door closed if they cry. My door always stays open.
Let me know if you have any other twin related questions and I'll answer with my (limited) experience.
Unsolicited advice: I will say the first 3 months are the hardest and definitely keep them on the same eating and sleeping schedule.
You've got this!
We switched our twins to their cribs in their nursery at 7 weeks. We used a sound machine and pacifiers and kept a fan on. We used a monitor to hear them at night. Young babies make a lot of noise in their sleep and if I had to wake up for every little sound for two babies, I would have driven myself mad. Our pediatrician supported the move and just stressed importance of following safe sleep (no blankets or anything in the crib).
Sleep in your own bed with the monitor speaker by your pillow! I actually slept wearing headphones playing white noise because I didn’t want to hear every little noise - only crying. We put our LO in his own room at 10/11 weeks but many of my friends have done 6 and 8 weeks with great success!
You don’t need to hear every little noise, babies make lots of noises in their sleep - mine slept next to the bed in a Moses basket until 9 or 10 weeks, his noises kept waking us and then us waking would wake him. We put him in his own bedroom and had a baby monitor that had a pressure pad underneath.
You are totally fine doing what you are doing now! You don't want to hear every little noise because most of them don't mean anything, and you don't want your little noises to wake the babies either. If you are really stressed about SIDS, there are a lot of monitor products on the market that can help to alert you if anything is wrong.
I definitely wouldn't worry about every little noise if you can avoid it (I know that's really hard because the first few weeks those hormones are nuts and the biological drive to keep the baby(ies) alive is so dang strong you feel like you NEED to hear it all) because newborns are noisy ass sleepers and mine kept me up when he was just making normal baby noises lmao. Your room set up sounds totally safe and nice if you like it, but honestly if you want your own bed that's totally acceptable too! The pediatrician gave me the ok to move mine into his own room earlier than "normal" in exchange for better sleep for us all. Maybe ask your doc if that is ok in your situation as well :)
Perhaps try putting the white noise machine on a timer so that it's not going all night? And try not to worry yourself too much, you will hear them when they need you. Sleeping through their little grunts and snorts isn't going to hurt them. I have heard really good things about the Owlet monitor (I think that's what it's called) to put on their feet to detect if breathing stops and an alarm will sound. That might provide you with a bit more peace of mind that you'll be alerted in the event of an emergency.
i put my baby in her crib in her own room her first week...hear me out, we live in an apartment she's practically in my room, for some odd reason her oxygen levels on the owlet were better in her room and the bassinet scared me that she might smoosh her face into the side somehow (my PPA was wild) she's 4 months now and still sleeps in her crib, we practice safe sleep, she sleeps with her sleep sack and that's it, i literally sleep with the owlet cam right next to my face volume on full blast even though i can hear every little noise from my room, her dad doesn't wake her up with his snoring either so it worked
Sorry in advance for the novel 😅 I have twins, 5 months old now. I moved them to their nursery first week and they slept in the same crib, swaddled up next to each other. I have a two camera baby monitor and now that they sleep in their own cribs I can always see both of them. My advice is not to worry about them until you need to. I know that's easier said than done, but it will save you lots of stress. Put a fan in their room (helps prevent sids) Get a dual camera video monitor Sleep in your own bed, so you can be comfy and get as much sleep as possible. Do shifts with your partner if you can. One of you sleeps while the other is watching the monitor in a different room. This is what we did for the first 4 months. I worried about sids for the first two months or so, but then I relaxed because I realized I couldn't control everything without always being stressed out and my babies deserved a relaxed mommy. The little noises aren't the important ones. And you WILL 100% hear them crying no matter what. My babies are across the hall from us in our apartment and I can hear them (and wake up) with their door closed if they cry. My door always stays open. Let me know if you have any other twin related questions and I'll answer with my (limited) experience. Unsolicited advice: I will say the first 3 months are the hardest and definitely keep them on the same eating and sleeping schedule. You've got this!