Did Your Twins Share a Crib?

You shouldn't share the same bed with your twins because it increases the risk of SIDS. But the AAP does recommend that you room-share — having your twins sleep in your room, each in their own bassinet or crib — for the first six months and possibly up to a year.

Is it OK for twins to share a crib?

Can my twins sleep in 1 cot? You can put your twins to sleep in a single cot while they're small enough. This is called co-bedding and is perfectly safe. In fact, putting twins in the same cot can help them regulate their body temperatures and sleep cycles, and can soothe them and their twin.

How do you separate twins in a crib?

It's totally safe, especially in the first few weeks, when they're tightly swaddled and hardly move around. Once they start wiggling more and risk bumping each other, try a crib divider, which slips from side rail to side rail and splits the crib into two so each infant has his or her own space.