It started with Dianne Sawyer following quints in Primetime Live many many years ago. Then came Jon & Kate Plus 8. Followed by Raising Sextuplets, Quints by Surprise and now Texas Quints.
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Obviously there is a lot that stuns you when you watch these families live - the amount of diapers, the humongo strollers and vans that are more like short buses. But there is one thing I just can't get over. The sleeping arrangments.
In all of the above families, a bunch of cribs are next to each other in a bedroom like a game of Tetris.
It's just shocking to me. Not that I expect these families to have seven or eight bedroom houses, but I'm shocked that the babies actually go to sleep in a room with all of their sibs. And it makes me feel like a bit of a wuss.
When Ellie was a baby, we wouldn't dare put her to bed without her blackout shade down, her Lulu's - all three - Fisher-Price Rainforest Soother
and paci after reading Counting Kisses
, I Love You, Good Night
and Goodnight Moon
in that exact order.With Madeline, she gets one of her Lovies
in rotation, her paci and whatever book is on top.I guess babies are adaptable and all but if I ever got pregnant with multiples {which is not going to happen} I would not be stressing over paying for college. No, I'll be loosing sleep over the babies not sleeping.
Do your babies share a room? How does it work out?
I can see my girls sharing when Madeline is older, I think they would enjoy it, but for now I'm not messing with the good thing we've got going!
With my first, sleeping arrangements weren't an issue. When my second was born, each girl had her own room with my new baby in the smaller of the two...which happened to be the room directly under where the kitchen is. We quickly learned what an extremely light sleeper our new baby girl was and had to switch the girls' room arrangements.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't able to put them together until about a year ago when they were 3 and 8 because every stinkin' little sound woke up my youngest once she was finally asleep. Also, she was such a chatter box while trying to fall asleep that my oldest couldn't get to sleep with her sister in the same room. They are now 4 and 9 and LOVE sharing a room. In fact, they don't need to but they insist on doing it because they "get lonely" without each other. It's very cute.
I've wondered the exact same thing about those families with multiples though. Not so much about bedtime...but NAP time! How in the world 5 two year olds can settle down and fall asleep all grouped together like that is beyond me.... Then again, I used to work at a daycare center and there would be 20 two year olds that all managed to fall asleep on their cots each day...so maybe it's not as tough as we think it is?
I don't watch those shows...I gave up on jon and kate years ago. LOL. But I couldn't not imagine the sleeping arrangements, feeding arrangements and getting them all in the car! I would never ever be on time and wouldn't even try!
ReplyDeleteI FEAR when my girls will end up sharing but it'll happen unless housing arrangements drastically change. Right now it's a nightmare as one always wakes the other. I will hopefully avoid room sharing until the baby is 2...maybe. I can dream!
ReplyDeleteQuints by surprise is a great show! Love the laid back attitude of the momma. Sure wish I could be more like her, but I suppose with that many kids it's either learn to be mellow or lose your mind! Since GG's my only now, it goes without saying that she has her own room. If God blesses us with another little one down the road, that sweet baby will have their own room too. Hope you're having a good Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine. Newborns & infants need their own rooms! There is a such a pomp & circumstance with going to bed & staying asleep that I can't imagine having more than one in a room. O & I share a room now {5 & 3 years old}. They don't have to as we have enough bedrooms - but they *wanted* to. It's been great & they love it. But they're older{ish}. I wouldn't dream of them sharing a room pre-two.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean! I don't understand it, either. I would have to think if one woke, they were all awake!
ReplyDeleteI also love those shows. Just dvred the Texas Quints. I think it is all a matter of you only know what you know!!! Whatever they do to get throught the day.
ReplyDeleteI would worry about that too! My babies never shared a room but now that they're older, they like hanging out with each other before bedtime.
ReplyDeletefirst of all i am a sucker for all those dumb tlc shows too. arent raising sextuplets getting a divorce??? anyway, now that we are contimplating a second, and live in a 2br apt that we own and arent moving any time soon, the sleeping arrangements thought does freak me out too!!!!
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