16m twins sleep problems

[Larissa1988]

Dear mammas,
I need your help please I am lost.. my girls are almost 16 months and they haven’t slept well since Christmas. We tried everything, we tried moving the bed time earlier or sooner, we tried shortening their naps or making them longer, we even went back to 2 naps a day and nothing works. Sometimes they sleep sometimes they don’t. Almost every other night they wake up at 10 or 12, or even 2 o’clock and I can’t put them back to sleep for 2-3 hours. It doesn’t matter what I do, I sometimes pick them up, sometimes I just try to settle them in bed. But after 1h or so they are wide awake.. and they will not go to sleep until 2-3h have passed. Now we just sleep next to their cot with our hands on them but they will not fall back asleep. If I rock them or walk with them they will settle ans even snore but the moment I put them down it’s like the bed is lava.. I would like to mention that they go to sleep really easy by themselves in the evening. Can anyone give me any advice please?

Sympathy by the bucket load from a twin mum.
Do they sleep together /separately, do they wake each other up?
Mine are secondary school age now however when thay were about that age thay started waking each other up (they slept in same cot). I put them into separate beds and it was a game changer (although by morning they were both in together). I also think I had to be a lot stricter with them than my singleton (single parent so couldn't be pacing with two all night when they got to heavy). I used to go in and touch them but didn't talk/pick them up they got the idea in the end but it wasn't easy. Consistency, routine and lots of patience were what solved it for me in the end. They are both great sleepers these days though.
Just remember it will pass, as hard as it is now they will sleep well.

Thank you for your message. It’s much appreciated
They sleep separately since they were about 7months. It’s been great at the time because they we’re walking each other up and usually one was sleeping through so I would deal with one baby at a time. It’s hard.. I can’t imagine how you managed by yourself but you are amazing
Thank you for your advice I will try to be more strict and also try to put them back together