A Busy Household with Twins

Helping twins sleep in a busy house

Babies are born into our existing lives. We should, of course, make adjustments to accommodate their needs and requirements, yet we also want them to merge into the home where they were born. This includes pets, siblings, and your way of living. If your older children are noisy during the babies’ nap, of course this is upsetting. It should be explained to them how important it is to be quiet at this time. And it’s great if you can keep them engaged in low-key activities for that time in the day. However, the twins aren’t alone in the house, and it’s ok to let them learn they have siblings who sometimes make noise, or a dog that barks at the postman. It’s the natural surroundings of their life, it’s their reality. I’ve met children who could only sleep in a noisy environment, because they had older siblings. Your first baby might be used to sleeping in a nice, quiet house. Your second and third might experience a totally different scenario.

Finding a sleep programme that works with your particular needs and circumstances is key for your babies to thrive, and for you to manage to balance everyone’s needs- including yours!

A twin sleep plan doesn’t have to be rigid and strict. Learning to work around your babies’ biological sleep windows and needs can be easier than you might imagine, and does not have to come at everyone’s expense.

What’s more, helping twins learn to self-settle can be of great value for a busy family like yours. Self-settling also helps with babies’ cat naps.

If your twins currently struggle with sleep, you can learn more about twin sleep consultation in my “Parents' Guide to Twin Sleep Consultation”.

You can find more free twin sleep guides and tips here.

To learn how to give your twins the sleep they need and keep the balance in your home, book your twin sleep consultation package below, or find out more about my twin sleep training methods in a free discovery call today.