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When did your twins sleep through the night? And what do you consider sleeping through the night? Were they premies?

Thanks!

My babies are 3 months old and they are sleeping from about 10 to 5 ish. I can't get them to sleep longer than 7 hours. I see alot of the other babies their age on the parenting board are sleeping from 8 or 9 till 7 am. I am not sure how much 6 weeks prematurity makes a difference if even at all. But just want to make sure I am doing things right.

ETA: When do you stop waking the other when one wakes up to keep on the same schedule. I still do this

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My boys BOTH started STTN around 6.5 months. They were born @ 36 weeks. Georgie would sleep for 12 hours from 5mo on. Hunter was having surgery and I just couldn't do CIO on him until he was fully recovered. By 7mo, they were both sleeping 11-12 hours a night (and still do thank god!) To me, STTN is not getting up before 6am!

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ok sounds like they are still a little young...btw your sons are adorable!

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Thanks!!!!

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My twins are the same age as yours and only one of mine STTN. My DD will go to sleep around 8:30-9 and sleep until about 6-6:30. My DS on the other hand is the complete opposite and wakes every 2 hours. People keep telling me it is because she bigger then him but she started sleeping 8 hour stretches at 5 weeks old. My DS has never done that. Im not sure what to do to get him to sleep better. So much for twins doing everything the same lol

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I think somewhere between 10-13 weeks? It was once they hit about 8lbs. They started sleeping from 8:30-9:00ish til about 5:00 on the weekdays (only because we wake them up to get ready) and about 7:30ish on the weekends. I feed them whenever they are hungry. They get about 4 7oz bottles a day. If one cries for food, I still feed the other to keep them on the same schedule.

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I honestly cannot remember their exact age ( probably bc that whole time frame was such a sleep-deprived blur! ) But Im pretty sure it happened in December sometime. That would have made them about 3 months old. They were born 10 weeks early.

Now they go to sleep anywhere between 8-10 and are usually up around 6/7 a.m. I really can't complain.

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I think I stopped waking one if the other was up around 2mo. Don't you know...never wake a sleeping baby. LOL! Seriously though, if you stop waking 1, eventually they will stretch out their sleep. You'll get through this!

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I think I stopped waking one if the other was up around 2mo. Don't you know...never wake a sleeping baby. LOL! Seriously though, if you stop waking 1, eventually they will stretch out their sleep. You'll get through this!

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Are you always waking up the same baby during that last feeding? If so, I would stop waking up the other one. See how long your DD can last.

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2 1/2 to 3 months for about 10-12 hours, at 9 months they are doing less 8-9 hours. i found giving them cereal at night helped them sleep longer/better. i started cereal from a spoon at 3 months.

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My babies are 11 weeks old, and we put them down after their 7:30 bottle so they usually fall asleep by 8:30.they have been sleeping till 4 a couple of times they slept till 5. I still wake the other one to feed because as you said I am afraid once I feed one then the other will wake up anyone. They are hungry though when I feed them.