Twins nearly 2 climbing out cots playing all night not sleeping

[JulieJamie19]

Please help my twins have been climbing out their cots playing all night with there toys not sleeping. One night try to sleep eventually then the other wakes her up and then they’re both up playing again. I’ve made cots into cot beds now as it was dangerous for them both keep climbing out. Now they just won’t settle at all they won’t sleep. They play trashing there room haha toys, clothes pulled all out everywhere haha , they also fall out also they’re crying at their door now for me, can anyone please help and advise me what to do or what I can do to help with my new chapter of my girls haha. I’m so tired haa I don’t know what else to do. My girls have always had routine and they know they’re routine. Nothing has changed except this big adventure night time routine. 🤷‍♀️ I’d be soo grateful to any advise or tips please As I just don’t know what to do next. Thankyouu for taking the time to read this x

How long have they been doing it? Could the novelty wear off soon? Could you also remove toys from the room so it's not as appealing?

Can they sleep in separate rooms for a while? Maybe one in with you until they get a good regular sleep schedule going?

Can you separate them at all?
I think this is the only way tbh.

And definitely remove all toys.

I would remove all toys
Baby proof locks for drawers/wardrobe
Bed gate to stop falling out the bed

If you don't have a spare room then take turns at having each one in with you. Take all the toys out of the room and put child locks on cupboards.

When my DS moved to a bed at under 2 he was basically in a cell. Nothing in his room except his bed and a few books and teddies and everything dangerous and that I didn’t want thrown everywhere was removed or child proofed. Mostly for his own safety as he was a climber. The novelty wore off pretty fast and he settled down

Hi everyone thankyouuu so much for your help and advise and tips. I forgot to mention about taking toys out there room. Will look into getting something for the draws asap we don’t have a spare room. Dad has to be up at 5 for work and there both cutting back teeth at min. It’s been going on a week. First the climbing out there cots now the beds. I was really hoping myself that soon the novelty would wear off in a few weeks and they’ll get really bored and fed up of this big new adventure not being very good anymore haha and fingers crossed 🤞🏻 they’ll just want their beds and want to go to sleep cuz that’s what this routine is girls ... bedtime hahaha. Thankyou for your help really appreciated it. Xx

What if you pushed the cot beds together so it makes an ultimate toddler bed? Maybe they will enjoy snuggling down to sleep together? Or would that be too exciting?

I don’t have twins, but I find playing piano lullabies/something soothing in the room as they settle helps them drift off.

Good luck!

I would also just put the mattresses on the floor and a stair gate across the door.
Mine would go to sleep better with very quiet, gentle classical music. Nothing stimulating.
Also try bringing bed time forward a bit. Overtired toddlers go into overdrive.

As others have suggested, all fun toys out of reach and def drawer locks so they cant pull clothing out. Also, make sure drawers are securely anchored to the wall in case the try and climb so it can't fall on them.

Read or use audiobooks to them with them in their own beds. When they get out of bed the story stops. Repeat.

I would stay in their room reading or just ignoring until they go to sleep to stop them from messing around also. Should only be a temporary thing until they learn new routine

I remember this with my twin girls, it did settle down eventually, two weeks or so. All a bit of a novelty, particularly with the same age, they get each other going.

You clearly find it hilarious