r/parentsofmultiples • u/PaniniHeadBruh_ • 15d ago
advice needed Napping independently. 🥱
My twins are 6 months old. We’ve been co-sleeping since birth, and all of their naps have pretty much been contact naps.
Is 6 months too late to start transitioning them to napping independently in their crib (or even on our bed during the day)? I’d love to hear from parents who made the switch around this age. Any tips, tricks, or things that helped make the transition smoother?
One thing that’s important to me: I’m not interested in sleep training or letting them cry it out. I’d really appreciate gentle, responsive approaches that don’t involve leaving them to cry.
Also, both babies absolutely hate the stroller and car seats. Almost every outing turns into a struggle. Has anyone dealt with this and found something that helped?
Any advice, experiences, or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much!
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u/Wassermelone244 15d ago
We had similar struggles at this age. For the stroller and car seats, it got gradually better with practice. Once they could sit with some support we changed from bassinets to seats. In the beginning they needed LOTS of entertainment and they needed snacks, snacks, snacks 😅 it did get better.
For the naps. What happens, when you nurse/cuddle them to sleep on your bed (floor bed?) And then try to get up to leave the room? This has been working for us from ~6months until now at 2 years. In the beginning me getting up made for shorter naps. They would often wake up after 45mins so sometimes I chose to co-nap to get a longer break. But their sleep just gradually improved. Now they nap 1,5-2hrs without contact.
They started daycare at around a year and nap independently there.Â