Co Sleeping

[Harmony83]

Hey guys,
My DS sleeps in our bed most nights, occasionally he will sleep in his cot and end up in our cot in the early morning.
I am trying to decide whether I should leave things as is, we don't really mind having him in bed with us cause he usually sleeps well. Or start trying to get him to sleep in his own cot, my partner and I do miss having just us 2 in the bed!!
So I really just have a Q for other co sleepers - At what age did you little ones move to there own cot or bed, did you help encourage it in any way?
Thanks

[Pixie]

Well Eliza is only 3 months old but I have started to put her in her own bed she's doing just fine :D

[cheezelkat]

we will be trying to start at 6 months

[tron]

Our DS slept in his bassinette in his own room from day 1 and then moved into his cot at 3 months in his own room with no worries.I knew i would have to cross that bridge one day so I popped him in his room straight away.He sleeps like an angel.

[flib]

My daughter slept with us for 6 months. Of course she still ends up in our bed some nights now at 2.5. I don't mind but DH is less tolerant!

Flib

[reAllytee]

Boof slept with us on & off for about 3mths either in our bed or in the rocker beside me depending on him & what he wanted. It was hard moving him into his own room but the fact he was happier this way made it a lot easier. He started thinking being in bed with Mama or Dad was a game so he ouldnt sleep etc.
We often have him in for cuddles through the nite if he wont settle but goes back to his cot because he wont sleep otherwise.
Just go with what is right for you & what your comfy with :yes:

[kymmy]

I thought it was wrong to co sleep when I had my first child so I tried to get her to sleep in her cot.
But as I learnt to trust my instincts and do what was right for our family and not what (western) society dictates.
So when I had my first son I felt comfortable letting him sleep with me,
and same with my baby now.
Co-sleeping works for our family.
We have a family bed as well as beds galore
but the kids choose where they sleep.
My baby sleeps in a portacot but comes into the bed with me
to breastfeed during the night (though not too often now)

[BlueEyedGirl]

My DD co-sleeps with me. She falls asleep with me in my bed, and then gets transferrred to her cot, which is still in my room. She will also have a feed during the night in my bed, just cos its too cold to do out of the covers ;)

I didn't want to co-sleep because I have heard other people's bad expreiences with it, but if DD wants/needs it, than so be it, at least it means we both get sleep instead of her crying (and me) :laughing:

[JE's Mum]

We never intended on co-sleeping but we were 'blessed' with a terrible sleeper. He has always been very alert and happy but pretty wakeful so in the end we just took a practical approach to the whole thing. It is not possible to get up all night so there are really only two solutions in the end, have them sleep with you or let them cry all night. Personally, I couldn't do the latter and we didn't have a problem with him sleeping with us.

I have friends who 'don't believe in co-sleeping' but not surprisingly they seem to have babies that have slept very well from early on. It's easy to make that judgement when you have never had to deal with the problem!

Basically, our DS goes to sleep in his cot at 7pm and we bring him in when he wakes late in the evening. He is 15 months now and eventually we will start putting him back in his cot late at night but we're not too stressed about it these days. He sleeps so much better with us anyway.

[jasminesmum]

My dd is 14 mths old and sleeps with us most of the night.

She never used too but is now a horrible sleeper. I think part of the problem is she gets cold in her bed and its warmer in ours.She sleeps alot better when she is with us. She is also teething at the moment. Getting 4 teeth so she wakes because of them too.
I'm not too worried about it and plan to get her to sleep more in her bed when her teeth eventually come through.
Plus she is my last baby and I love her little head next to mine. :yes:

[vonnie100]

the thing with my dd is that we tried to get her to sleep in her own cot and she did that some times but very rarely without a fight and so we just put her in bed with us to get some peace. Now the habbit has stuck and so my dh and i dont get to spend the night together anymore which is kind of sad but my dd takes up all the bed. I do enjoy having her in bed with me but it would be nice to have the odd night where I can sleep a whole night through without being disturbed (rather hard being pregnant and needing to wee all night through)
vonnie100