When to stop co-sleeping?

[Bec]

My daughter is almost 6 months old and she almost always starts the night off in her cot in her room and then she comes into my bed at around 3.00am ( this is when my DH leaves for work). Some nights she is in our bed earlier.
Dh and I don't mind her being in our bed however now that she is getting a little older, she is starting to move around in our bed. We still wrap her when it is time to sleep and I would like to know from other parents if the older their babies get do they start to move around your bed a lot more and does it start to intere with your sleep?
I don;t mind having my daughter in our bed for a few more months however when I decide that she is ready to stay in her own bed, is it going to be a big struggle? Should I be insisting she sleep in her bed now so it is not going to be harder for me later on?

P.S I like all of the positive pro-co-sleeping threads as I don't appreciate some peoples attitudes when I tell them our daughter is in our bed......

[kymmy]

We let our children sleep whereever they wish.
I am an advocate for co -sleeeping but more than that I think individual families should do what feels right for them.
My girl is 6 and most of her life has slept in the family bed.
My boys aren't so fussed and sleep where ever really!

In the last week they have all sleeped in their own beds.
I think its important to trust your own instincts and do what you and your family feel comfortable with.
Yes, they can be active but co sleeping can be a great opportunity to bond and allows children to feel safe and secure.

[Janelle]

My 14 mth old bub still sleeping with us. We let him sleep in his cot from time to time but after 2 days he'll ended up in our bed again.

Dont really mind whr he sleeps but he got a bad habit of pulling our hair when he's awake at night and it drives us insane. Still trying to put him back to cot:(

[zoemacaroni]

our first daughter slept in our bed till she was around 11mths, i then started putting her in her cot and she went in no probs shes now 3 1/2 and sleeps in her bed no worries, occasionally she comes and snuggles in with us, but we love it... our 10mth old daughter starts off in her cot aswell at night but by around 2am she is in our bed, but she doesnt move around much at all, which is good cos DP takes up enough of the bed..... i think do whatever you feel is right for you guys, they aren't babies for long..........

[IAdoreYou]

We co-sleep here .. we bought a king-size bed when ttc just incase :D

Brooke starts off in her cot everynight now though and ends up in our bed if I want some real sleep ..

I HATE our baby monitor we have .. it makes a squeal noise and drives me batty .. so i don't have that on anymore .. just keep a dim light on in her room.

We are dfeniately gonna put our foot down and teach her to re-settle herself properly come Spring ..

unless :fingerscrossed: tonight is the night she sleeps until 7am .. doubt it .. she was in bed by 7.15pm tonight .. so she will definately WAKE .. if she was going to bed say 9.30-10 .. she wouldn't wake until 3am etc.

my partner is a shiftworker , so it doesn't bother me ( us ) at all .. but, I'm a wiggler and I wake her alot and I just dont' sleeeeeep anymore ...

sorry for my book. goodluck

[blueeyes]

Hi Bec

The babe comes into our bed when he wakes up for a feed. On the odd occasions he sleeps through he stays there (obviously!). My DP goes to work around 5-6 every day and it generally coincides with the babe waking up. I love it with him, but also find that now he is bigger, I dont get much room, he seemingly gravitates towards me and I get pushed over to the edge of bed.
Have you tried unwrapping her. The babe sleeps in a sleeping bag and is quite happy on his back, he doesnt move or roll (yet).
I figure that I will stop it when it becomes a drama for either of us or when he decides he would like to sleep through the night (as if). I hope that it wont become a drama for him to stay in his bed but he only wakes for a feed and is asleep when he is finished so I could put him back in his cot but I like him being there.

[Pixie]

Well my DD is 4 months old and for the past month bar one week she has been in her own bed, I am over co-sleeping she sleeps right in with us, I am actually disturbing her I don't sleep well so I think it's really up to you as an individual to decide when enough is enough. I am currently in the process of getting her to go back to her bed!!