Twins special: how to put your babies to sleep according to their age 2026

Born twins, although they warned you, it is difficult to adapt to two babies and even more so when we talk about helping them fall asleep. How can we put babies to sleep without dying trying? We explain it to you according to their ages.

First 3 months:

• Put your babies to sleep in the same crib, wrapped in a swaddle.
• Maintain the same feeding schedule both during the day and at night. If one wakes up and demands food, wake up the other to feed him too.

3 to 6 months:

• Put your little ones to sleep in separate beds and in their own room.
• Maintain the same sleeping schedules.
• From 4 months onwards, I recommend that, if one of your little ones does not wake up for feeding, do not wake them up to eat. If you always wake him up to keep up with his brother, you won't know if he is capable of sleeping longer.

6 to 12 months:

• At this age, a baby is already able to sleep through the night without nighttime awakenings, since his or her circadian rhythms are already governed by light.
• Put your little ones to sleep in the same room at night, but try as much as possible to have them sleep separately during naps. Their sleep needs during the day can be very different and they can wake each other up.

From 12 months:

From 12 months onwards they should share their own room and sleep throughout the night. The real challenge is naps, since sometimes and as they get older it can be difficult for them to fall asleep if they start playing or distract each other.

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Tips for sleeping your babies:

1. Put them to sleep at the same time to keep them on the same sleep schedule.

The idea is simple: put your little ones to bed at the same time, so they are more likely to develop a synchronized sleep pattern.

Another way to synchronize your little ones if they are newborns: when one demands a feeding, wake up the other to feed them too.

2. Establish a calm sleep routine.

Establish a relaxing bedtime routine, perhaps a warm bath, a bedtime story, and a few minutes of cuddling and singing. It's important to make sure it's simple enough to include both babies. Follow the same activities every day and your little ones will soon learn these signs that it's time to calm down and prepare to fall asleep.

3. Put them in the crib asleep, but not asleep.

You can help them fall asleep on their own by letting them fall asleep in the crib, rather than in your arms. If they always fall asleep in your arms while you rock them or feed them, when they wake up at night it is something they will demand to fall asleep again.

4. After the routine, prepare the calmest person to sleep first.

It is very normal for one of your little ones to be more active and the other to be calmer. When he is already falling asleep and in the process of falling asleep, start with the most agitated sibling. You don't have to worry about him waking up to the other person's screams or cries.

The problem with trying to calm the more agitated sibling first is that the other one may become nervous while waiting for your guidance to sleep and find it more difficult.

5. Try to make the room environment as calm as possible and without lights at night. If they wake up at night, avoid making noise, stay calm, avoid getting into a conversation with the child who is awake and also avoid, if they are older, waking up their brother to play. Introduce an attachment doll so that he associates it with sleeping and being in the crib, it will help him fall back asleep.

6. With more than 12 months, it may be a good option (if possible) for them to sleep in separate rooms. This will prevent them from talking or playing when it's time to sleep.

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Amelia Hunter is an expert in children's sleep. She was born in Australia, but lives in Barcelona, ​​where she designs personalized plans for each family with the intention of helping children - up to 8 years old - sleep better independently throughout the night. Use methods that psychologists and pediatricians have created.

She started as a Sleep Consultant because of her daughter's sleep problems (and her own sleep deprivation). In this way, it helps families in the same situation.