Sleep Issues with Twins

This won't help much, but it sounds like you might just have early risers. Have you tried leaving some toys with the 5:30 waker so she can entertain herself in the morning? I have found kids have very strong internal clocks, and she may just be prone to getting up then - which means it is wake-up time for mom too :) IF you want them to stay in their cribs longer, maybe just go in, open the blinds, give them some toys and try to go back to sleep for another 30 minutes. But I don't think there is much to do to keep them sleeping longer.

Sometimes, it helps if she sleeps later she might tend to wake up a lil later... Make sure they sleep on a full tummy they tend to sleep longer when they are full... massage helps alot too, we give our baby a massage every night before she goes to sleep it helps since she has colic it seems I will try just about anything.

The sound machine may be bothering your little one who has the tubes! I remember when I got them 40 years ago how noises really botttered me. I could hear everything.

Try to put them to sleep earlier at night. Are they going to bed by around 7:30 at night? Based on some good studies and anecdotal information and a few books including the Baby Whisperer, I found that the earlier they go to bed, the later they sleep in the morning. HOWEVER, that also means that you need to get to bed earlier. They will give you 11 hours of sleep if put to bed early enough, but that still means a 6 or 6:30 wake-up. This means that you need to get to bed early enough to handle an early wake-up. The hours are there, you just have to move them around a bit. This advice is based on the assumption that your twins have two regular naps each day, one around 9:00AM and one around 1:00 pm. If their daytime sleep is not regular, you can't expect their night time sleep to be what you want it to be.

First things first - a too early waking usually means a too late bed time. I would try moving thier bed time 15 minutes earlier every other day until you find a time that helps them sleep better.

Some Ideas for Twins(mine are almost the same age):

Are they bothered just by hearing each other or is being able to see each other a factor? My twins will go back to sleep if they can't see each other and play - no matter what they can hear. Because of this I built a wall between thier cribs with folding closet doors (I couldn't find one of those wooden screens). If you are interested send me am email and I'll take a picture.

Your kids are well past the SIDS age so you can start giving them quiet toys or activities for thier crib to keep them happy until the whole family is ready to get up. We use board books for our babies and it has worked wonderfully (especially the peekabo kind which target has for $1 right now - no worries if they tear it). They will flip through them before going to sleep and when they get up.

Hope this is helpful!