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[quote=Anonymous]Let the twins be together.  They won't wake one another up.  Let them be in the same room.

Get them on a schedule ASAP.  If they are on a routine then, 1) you actually have a prayer of getting some sleep, instead of always having one twin awake and needing something, 2) you can anticipate their needs and be prepared to respond (instead of A crying for 10 minutes while you nurse B, you can have a bottle pumped for A--and yes, tandom nursing/feeding is doable, but not if you have a tough nurser or a reflux baby who needs to be held just so in order to keep food down).

What happens to one, happens to the other.  If one wakes and wants to nurse, when he/she is done, nurse the other twin.  Usually, I would say don't wake a sleeping newborn, but for twins, it's the only way to get them in sync.  So if A wakes from nap early, wake B within 20 minutes so that both will be ready for the next feed and nap around the same time.  The only exceptions are if one has moderate to severe medical issues and/or you have two adults caring for them full time (e.g., mom and nanny all day and mom and dad all night).

Know that a lot of it will be just meeting their basic needs.  There will be little-to-no down time where tou just stare at them lovingly.  There will be too much to do just keeping them both fed, clean and well-rested.

Relatedly: if it works, do it.  If twin A sleeps best in the swing, then go ahead and do that for the first 3 months.  The "fourth trimester" is overwhelming with one, let alone two.  Do what you have to to get through it, then worry about establishing good habits.
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