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Kitty1987 · 08/02/2026 22:35

10 month old twins

My twins are 10 months and to say the last few months has been hard would be an understatement. In December (when I started to notice) t2 was up so often in the night, every single night. Literally being held to go back to sleep and then once he was in the cot he would wake either instantly or within half an hour. Worried he would wake t1 meant I always tended to him. We tried lots to help this - making sure naps in the day went to plan and sticking ti a routine. Eventually we decided to remove the dummy. This had a dramatic impact and he started sleeping through. Problem was that from this moment, t1 (who had always slept right through) was waking throughout the night. We’ve had bouts of either teething or viral issues with him having a temperature but it is now worse than ever because they are both awake periodically throughout the night. My husband is helping too but even this doesn’t give any respite when they are both up so frequently!

I don’t know what to do. I am not coping. I am worried about driving because I feel I am going to fall asleep at the wheel, I feel overwhelmed and that I cannot give them what they need. I am due to return to work next month and the thought is making me physically sick because how on earth am I going to cope working when I can’t function as it is now? Please, if you have any suggestions of what I could try to help the situation please let me know.

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LesserSootyOwl · 09/02/2026 02:50

This sounds really hard OP. Can you afford a baby sleep consultant? As you have twins and you're due to go back to work it may be worth it.

Mulledjuice · 09/02/2026 04:37

It sounds mega hard!

Are they in separate cots in one room and you and DH in the other? Tbh at first I would suggest each of you cosleep (or bedshare safely) with one twin in a separate room so you each get some sleep.

Agree sleep consultant may be worth it given the twin dynamic and to look at the whole picture.

Im not sure if it helps but I had multiple wakes at 10 months but sleeping through bu 18 months

Peonies12 · 09/02/2026 06:32

Can you and DH both cosleep with 1 twin each? Might get you the most sleep.

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