HELP!!!!!!
My 4.5 month old twins have always slept ok (1 wake up in 12hours ) and now going through some hideous regression. Thought we were coming out the other side and every night for last 5 nights - one twin will wake screaming the house down at 11pm and wake the other and refuse to be settlers so we feed (they're not that bothered by time half way through bottle) and then they wake at 3-4ish for another feed and when they're up for day at 7 - not bothered by their feed and barely take 3 ounces!!!
I'm so tired it's not funny
What am I doing wrong????
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4.5 month Twins waking screaming at 11pm
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bellabingbong · 18/01/2018 08:35
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FortheloveofJames ·
18/01/2018 19:15
No way of knowing really. Each baby is different but it will pass and it will get eaiser.
I know it’s beyond annoying. It’s actually part of the reasons I don’t go to baby groups. As a general rule I do not discuss DS sleep with anyone else, and I make it clear they are not to ask me. Even when we are having good spells. Try not to listen to what others say, as hard as it is. I have a friend who’s baby slept amazing since birth, through the night totally at 4 months; she hit 2 and it’s all gone to pot- it swings in round abouts.
I’ve found the best way to cope is just to lower my expectations. Just because my DS almost sleeps through one night doesn’t mean he will the next night, week or month. Baby sleep isn’t linear in the first years- it goes up and down because there’s so many things that can effect it.
Be kind to yourself, you’re looking after 2 babies and are a total rockstar for that alone. 
notanaturalmum ·
18/01/2018 20:34
I am in awe of anybody who has twins. I just don't even know how you get through the day.
I have no advice I'm sorry, but it does pass. Do they nap okay in the day?
How do they go to sleep - are you rocking them etc?
Perhaps they wake and are scared because you aren't there anymore.
Loads of reasons. Sorry I can't help. I just wanted to say that you are amazing for being a twin mum. Everything you are doing I'm sure will be fine.
Impatientwino ·
18/01/2018 20:56
I don't have twins but I do have a 4.5 month old who is doing the same and more. I am so tired with just the one so hats off to you.
He Just. Will. Not. Sleep
He's not my first so I know I should know this but oh my when does it end, 8 times he was up last night. 
DH is away for a week with work and I'm so jealous. I feel like the kids have been tag teaming me with eldest screeching mummy from his bed whilst I'm trying to settle the baby for the millionth time in the evening.
Baby also has three teeth coming so I know it's teething and regression and what not but oh my when will it stop?!
and 
to you
Impatientwino ·
18/01/2018 21:00
Lovely post fortheloveofjames 
I definitely have zero expectations and as you say try to not to expect the same pattern just because he's done it one night. It just feels so all consuming with no recovery in between. And OP even less with you with two of the beautiful beggars.
I've joined back at the playgroup I took my eldest to a few years ago and apparently one of the ladies there has two sets of twin boys two years apart. I'm in awe 
ScrunchyBook ·
19/01/2018 07:55
Twins are blooming hard work.
I think at that age mine would still disturb each other, but from maybe 9/10 months not so much. They are 16 months now and one can be really going for it and the other ignores them and carries on sleeping.
Everything is a phase, we tell ourselves that so much. And we'll sleep when we're dead 
You are amazing, and I promise it does get easier.
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