https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:13:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589228 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:11:55 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2589228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Haha maybe not...<br /> @twodoghouse: Thanks! We have a lot of baby gates and T's room is set up so it's pretty safe, as safe as any non padded room can be at this age I think! I might order one of those baby jail things that are like a bunch of baby gates strung together. Although I know he'd push it across the room right now. I think we will start out with the girl in our room until we know what her sleep is like. T is usually sleeping through the night, often up to 12 hours straight, and I'd really hate to mess that up!<br /> @MrsSRS: I think we will probably order one soon. And we have one exersaucer which T thinks is super boring now but maybe baby girl will like it!</p> <p>@bluestriped bee: Thanks! I've found the same thing with the exersaucer and pack and play. But they do work for quick bathroom breaks or when I need to change my clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589148 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:02:38 +0000 BSB 2589148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Summer infant pop n play playard. It's about twice as big as a PnP. We still use our twin PnP. My twins don't always play nice together so having two separate places helps. When they don't, they are crawling over each other. One will use the other's head as a stool or seat. Sometimes they do play nice and it's so great to see. </p> <p>The playard and PnP will only work so much. They won't like being contained and will want to be held or explore (baby proofing). They have their own exersaucer but now that they enjoy crawling, they don't really like suiting in the exersaucer for long. </p> <p>As for sleep, my twins sleep in their own cribs. They play and go down for naps in their cribs. Crib mobile, toys, diy blackout curtain and sound machine are usually what helps them sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589084 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:03:15 +0000 MrsSRS 2589084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an extra twice a week so similar, albeit less full time, situation. I wish I had sprung for one of those play yards that are like an octagon of baby gates. It would have been nice to use inside and outside. Double stroller and synced up naps were key here. And an exersaucer because sometimes you need to stash a baby in a safe and pleasant place while you deal with the other kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589078 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:58:18 +0000 twodoghouse 2589078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the baby gates!! We have a large fence like thing that separates the living room from the kitchen and hallway. Inside the fenced-in area was basically my twins' safe spot where they couldn't get into too much trouble (until they learned to climb over the back of the couch and escape! But you have a while before that would happen, hopefully!). Having safe spaces you can stash one kid while you change the other's diaper or put them both while you make meals or bottles, is essentia! There are just moments you can't have your eyes on both of them, so having a space where they are 100% safe was important to me, even if it meant we took out all the nice furniture, removed all the lamps, etc. One major thing that helped me was having changing tables on both levels of our house so I didn't have to take them up to their room upstairs each time they needed a change. </p> <p>Babywearing is also essential (even now at 2!) for getting the kids in and out of places. We have a double stroller but if I just need to get them out of the car and into the library, grocery store, coffee shop, it's so much easier to throw one on back and carry the other than to haul the huge ass double stroller. </p> <p>If you're talking long term, I would highly recommend an extra rocking chair in the kids' room so your SO can do one baby's bedtime rocking/reading books while you do the other. It's nice one on one time for kids who have to share attention for every other moment of the day! </p> <p>Will you have them sharing a room? Mine always have so it's never been an issue, but I know some twin moms who have the kids nap separately (one in a pack n play in another room) since sometimes sharing a room can be harder during the day when they aren't as sleepy. Also recommend white noise if you don't use it already, to sort of drown out each other's sleep noises, especially at first if they've never shared a room with another baby before!</p> <p>This is all I can think of off the top of my head. If you have any other questions about my daily logistics with two, please let me know! I'm happy to help any way I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589075 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:54:52 +0000 Adira 2589075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Turtle: haha, yes! But I bring with me two more kids, so it probably wouldn't be helpful. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589074 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:54:30 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2589074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: Thanks! I'm alone a lot of the time for naps, and a couple nights a week for bedtime, so syncing the schedules will be a priority for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589073 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:53:15 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2589073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Thanks! Want to move in and be our extra set of hands? 😉 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589065 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:42:25 +0000 sunshineandsushi 2589065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either divide and conquer for bedtime/naptimes or try to sync them up as much as possible. This may or may not be feasible based on their sleep style, etc. but with my twins, we always kept them on the same sleep/nap schedule. That meant one up, both up. </p> <p>A large play yard to have a safe, contained area for them to play in may be helpful. Although mine knew how to push it from room to room. :silly: Alternately, if you are able to totally baby-proof a room or section of the house you can contain them in, that will help you a lot. </p> <p>GL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589053 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:24:29 +0000 Adira 2589053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have no advice, but I'm kind of excited for you guys to have two little ones in your home! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/essentials-for-crawling-age-twinsgo#post-2589037 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:09:08 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2589037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We might be taking a 9 month old girl this week. That will mean two crawlers at once. Not twins, but similar situation. Any gear recommendations to make life easier? Double stroller is the first thing on the list. Any brilliant ideas for double bedtime and nap time routines? This would be a long term placement, not respite, so we are willing to invest a little in order to make life liveable. </p>