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Two moses baskets or one cot for newborns?

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bubble99 · 13/02/2005 13:28

Hi guys

I'm having a bit of a 'nesting'afternoon. DH has taken the boys out and has said they'll probably come home to find I've built something out of twigs and leaves behind the sofa.
We're in a 2 bedroom flat, definately have to move this year so space is extrememly limited. The twins will be in our room, I've moved (with help) some furniture around and there's room for a reasonable sized single cot. I could fit two moses baskets and stands in but I like the idea of them sharing. Am I insane? Is this a recipe for disaster? I'm off to hoover now,in the meantime any advice would be welcomed.

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misdee · 13/02/2005 13:29

no idea, i'd be inclined to haver them sharing as thats is what they are used to.

btw i just polished my hoover!!

toomanypushchairs · 13/02/2005 14:03

Mine shared a cot from the beginning, we didn't have moses baskets or cribs. They slept in feet to foot position next to each other, then as they got bigger head to head with their feet at each end.It was only a standard size cot as the room that they were to go into could only cope with 2 small cots.

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bubble99 · 13/02/2005 14:56

toomanypushchairs, thanks for that. I'm going to go for the cot option as you've suggested rather than faffing around with moses baskets which they'll grow out of quickly anyway.
Misdee, you need therapy . Polishing your hoover?? I've just had to spend half an hour cutting hairs out of the roller brush bit on mine so that it would work and I am ashamed of the amount of junk I've found under the beds.
Oh well, let's hope this 'nesting' thing means I'm going to go into labour soon. I'm due to be induced on Wednesday. Now........ must go and make a start on the oven.

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MunchedTooManyMarsLady · 13/02/2005 15:26

Hi bubble. It's clear that a lot of nesting is going on in your house. My DTs shared one moses basket (which we borrowed) for the first few months. They were so cute. They started out lying next to each other and then when they got too big I moved them into one cot (where they still are). They looked incredibly tiny in the cot. They lay next to each other until a couple of months ago when they went top to tail. They really enjoy sleeping together and I've no idea if I'm ever going to separate them (unless of course they ask)

onlyjoking9329 · 13/02/2005 15:42

my twin girls were in the plastic cot thingy in hospital when they came home they were in together, cant remember when we separated them, probably around six months

Tortington · 13/02/2005 18:38

we have one cot for night time and two secondhand moses baskets for day time sleeps

toomanypushchairs · 13/02/2005 19:56

mtmml, my friend has identical twin girls who will be 2yrs in march, they still share the same cot! They seem quite happy with doing so. I guess they are used to it.

TwoIfBySea · 13/02/2005 20:14

I started out with two in one moses basket! But they only fit for a few weeks. Then it was a cot bed in the corner of our room until 8 months when they moved into their own room.

I always thought sharing meant that was why they were such good sleepers as when one stirred the other would snuggle in and both would continue snoozing on!

Come to think of it I don't think there were any problems so do as you wish bubble! And good luck!

SofiaAmes · 13/02/2005 20:20

I read a report recently that said that premature babies do much better if they share with another baby. I wouldn't be surprised if the same applies to newborn twins. Probably applies to all babies, but most obviously don't have the opportunity of having a sibling of the same age to share with!

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bubble99 · 13/02/2005 21:11

Thanks for all your advice everyone. mtmml, serious nesting indeed. I may not have my twins yet but I've got the cleanest skirting boards in the land.

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kkgirl · 13/02/2005 22:01

Mine had a moses basket each, but they only stayed in it for about 8 weeks, they both kept flinging their arms out and banging the side, so we moved them in separate cots.
They are 8 1/2 now, and sometimes even though one boy and one girl get into bed together.

alexcoffman · 01/06/2005 12:26

Im expecting identical twin boys 20th September. I have brought a travel cot bassinet. They can both sleep in that till around 3-4 months. I didnt want to seperate them by putting them in seperate moses basket. When they grow out of the bassinet you can use it as a cot and a playpen for when they are older. Also they are portable. You can get them on the highstreet for about 60.00-70.00. Good luck with your choice. Rachel

arlynab · 28/08/2005 12:27

Hi! We're expecting twins in a few weeks and since we also don't have space for 2 cots in our bedroom, we plan on putting the twins in one cot for a few months and then separate them. Hopefully by that time we'd have moved to a bigger place and will have a room for the twins.

havingtwins · 10/10/2005 21:38

hi everyone one am due to have my twins in feb and was really worried about weather they should or shouldnt share the same cot but think some of u have put my mind at rest thnx alot xx

MiladyMarsLady · 11/10/2005 13:45

havingtwins.... if you want them to share a cot, then let them. If you don't, then don't.

My DTs shared a cot up until a month or so ago. The only reason I seperated them was cos DT1 doesn't seem to love her sleep as much as DT2 loves his. So she would poke him saying "allo brubber" until he woke, poor lamb. (They are 20months tomorrow)

carly20 · 26/03/2007 22:37

hi i have boy girl twins now 6months i had seperate moses baskets but they still share the same cot i think they like knowing the other is there but were moving soon so will seperate them then as my little girl loves a sleep and my little rascle is an early bird.

Twinmummyx2 · 27/03/2007 12:47

Hallo. I didn't bother with moses baskets as my babies are born extra long anyway and grow out of them too quick. I bought a cot bed and they shared that until they kicked each other too much..lol and then seperated them. They were side by side at first and then feet/feet as they were older....x

glamourbadger · 27/03/2007 14:48

Mine shared a cotbed for about 5 months. To begin with they were so small they slept next to each other at the foot. We then moved them to either end. This worked well - although in my sleep deprived state I often couldn't figure out who was crying!

At 5 months they were starting to wake each other up so we separated them into two parallel cots. They didn't seem bothered by the transition!

Shadan · 19/06/2007 14:11

I used two moses baskets placed side by side but in my sleep state I could not figure out who was crying so I put one on either side of my bed and found that I was able to comfort them quicker in the night. This was good for getting them in a routine quickly. Later I put them in seperate bedside cots and they did not show any concern about this transition.

Mommalove · 19/06/2007 18:19

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accordiongirl · 21/06/2007 20:27

I'm a one-cot mama myself. I made them little nests though like they do in the hospital - rolled up blankets under the topsheet in a U-shape that goes around their heads and sides and keeps them cute and cosy. And stops them rolling into each other. Now they're all growed up (six months!) they're in their own cots though. The moses basket was hardly used - I'm keeping it for them to play boats in when they're bigger...

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