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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Probably aren't actually sleep trained . It's likely a function of their being premature.[/quote]

14:20 here. Had my twins at 38 weeks 5 days. 7lb 2 and 6lb 5, so not premature or very small. 
Our night doula showed me what to do. She would just stroke their backs or rock them until it was time to eat and had them swaddled so they felt secure.
She came for the first 12 weeks a few nights a week and kept them on track.

The bigger one was born wanting to eat every three hours like clockwork. Her little sister required more rocking. And the little one didn't make it to 3 hours every time. But I would try the rocking etc first then if she was still restless I would feed her "early".

I think it also helps that they were formula fed after 8 weeks as I went back to work and stopped breast feeding/pumping. That is not something I am especially proud of, but I had to do it.

By 12 weeks they would "dream feed" where you go and get them in the bop pillows  in their swaddle and put the bottle in their mouth every 3 hours and they don't even wake up. That worked about 70% of the time.

Maybe get a night doula, they are very experienced and know all the tricks.
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