It is so easy for me to
look back and realize how simple the solution was.
At the time maybe it was the sleep deprivation that
was clouding my thought process.
When I first brought my
boy/girl twins home from the hospital I experienced
so many different feelings. I felt excited, tired,
scared, happy, and most of the time confused.
Why are they crying?
Why won’t they sleep?
What am I doing wrong?
I guess I felt that way
since it seemed like all my twins did was cry, spit
up and projectile vomit. It turns out that they had
a formula allergy. But there was also another issue
that I didn’t realize until they were 3 months old.
During the day, I would
have my twins nap in the "pack and play." Since I
only had one "pack and play" and it was so large I
had them sleep together. At night I had them sleep
in separate bassinets in our room.
During the day they would
sleep great, sometimes for hours. At night we were
lucky if they slept for two hours. When they were
awake they would cry and cry, even after they ate.
We could not figure why they slept so great during
the day, but not at night.
We thought of everything
but the obvious answer.
Other people suggested
waking them up during the day so they would sleep
more at night. This did not work. They suggested
having white noise since they thought that maybe the
noise during the day helped them to sleep. This
didn’t work.
They suggested having a
light on at night since maybe they liked the light
of the day. This also did not work.
When the twins turned
three months old their cribs finally arrived. It
also seemed like a good time to transition them to
their own room. They still would wake up every two
hours at night so we were hesitant to have them
switch rooms but we knew it was probably the best
for them.
We put them in the same
crib since it was so large. The first night in their
crib together they slept eight hours!!!! Finally I
realized why they slept so well during the day
