Baby Sleeping in Bed

Deja from fav and trusted site

www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/sleep/cosleepingpros&cons/

Dylan slept next to us for 7 months and none of us got any sleep. Moving him into his own room was the best thing we ever did.

There is an increased risk of sids with co sleeping which is mainly why I didn't have Dylan with us in bed and our bed is too small for one of those co sleeping thingy's.

Dylan is a really happy kid and well rested which he wouldn't be if he slept with us. I guess for each article in favour of co sleeping, there is one against it.

All kids are differnt though and I am tempted when N isn't home, but then I think of the kicks etc and resist temptation.

What ever works for you.

Do it whenever you are ready to move your baby. Our son slept with us for 2 years. Strangely enough, hubby was the one not willing to let him go sleep alone in his room where he would be cold. Son is now 5 and sleeps with me when hubby is working nights.

I've read quite a bit that children who cosleep are happier, less anxious, better self esteem and had fewer behavioral problems etc?

Huggles - I agree, a very emotional issue here and people are defintiely going to react strongly in either direction.

Of course if everyone is happy, yay.

I personally am quite into sleep routine and knowing that I can close my children's door and that is them for the night.

Having kids in the room with you or in the bed with you, does make sleep training tricky, and also would impact on what you do in the evening with a child present.

But as said earlier, each to his own. If the situation works for you, and everyone is happy then it clearly works, and long may it continue.

But for me though I like the idea of rooming in, I don't like the reality of it, so it does not work for me.

Deja, with my eldest, he slept in my bed from day one until a month or so before teh second arrived. That was for 4 yrs. I loved him sleeping by me cause he always cuddled with me and kept me nice and warm in winter. Just before Kyle came, i moved him in his own bed but next to my bed thinking Kyle will now be sleeping with me. Kyle ended up sleeping in his own cot in his room and Jaydon is still in his bed next to me. When Kyle feels sick, I will sleep with him on Jaydons bed and Jaydon will sleep with daddy in our bed.