Sleeping Through the Night

After 6 months of 'not sleeping' at all through the night, my twins have reached a new milestone. For the past 2-3 weeks we have been pretty consistant about sleeping from 6:30pm to 6:00am. In case anyone wants ideas:
1. Separate the twins into different rooms
2. White noise music --- in both rooms so one cannot hear the other
3. Eliminate nighttime feedings. Cut it down to 1 a night and he/she will cry until that specified time. Once that is consistant, eliminate them all together. You can soothe the baby any other way but cut out the need for a bottle.
4. Let the baby cry. I never had a certain time limit like some books suggest but every mom knows the 'whining cry' and the 'help me cry'. In my opinion, the whining cry is acceptable for a certain amount of time. I NEVER thought that this would work. My boy is a mommy's boy and had slept in my room for the first 6 months. I thought he would freak out. I was wrong. I think he slept better alone without hearing me move around and quietly cough. My girl has always slept alone in her crib but has a temper and has the 'help me cry' all the time. Once I figured out that she only cries for a maximum of 5 minutes, I realized that it won't hurt her. There was nothing 'wrong' she is just crazy!
5. Consistant. I do not want to wake up at 6:00am on weekends but if it means the babies sleep through the night most nights, I will gladly wake up. You have to keep up the same schedule despite days off. We have had our routine for about 4 weeks. It is only now that I would be comfortable altering the schedule a little bit. Such as not getting baths at 6:00. Maybe push it back 30 min to an hour.

It can be done. I promise. My husband has been gone (Army) for 6 weeks. I thought it would be a nightmare without him. In some cases it is easier. There isn't the 'fighting' going on at 3am when one person just wants to give in and get the infant and the other is trying to be strong and let him/her cry it out. It is a blessing in disguise.

I would say that about 2 times a week I have to get up with one of them. To help him turn to his belly or to give her a little bottle (bc she didn't finish her nighttime bottle bc too sleepy). That is perfectly fine with me. Two 7 month olds each only waking 1 time a week is heaven!