Mervs Mum

I totally disagree that it makes getting them in their own cots/bed difficult - I think thats down to you as parents.

I didnt intentionally decide to have Emily in bed with me. It was really a bi-product of breastfeeding. She was in a moses basket at the side of me and when she woke and I fed her, I ended up falling asleep with her. I only breast fed for a relatively short time - first 3 months - then she went in her own room in her cot. No problems what so ever.

I say if people want to do it then let them. Just because you dont want to doesnt mean you should rubbish other people wanting to try it - its their choice.

xXx Vamp xXx

I agree, it is up to us all as parents to decide what is best for our children. When my Dads sister was a baby she slept in bed with my nan and unfortunately passed due to being in bed with my nan and grandad (it was put on the death certificate that baby died through being in bed with parents). But my dad and his sisters all had been before and nothing at all happened with them. I can see both sides of this debate and I really think it is up to the individual to decide what choices they are going to make with their child. If they're in a separate holder / mattress that is at the side of the bed or something that prevents the parents from moving over I think this is the best idea. But when I used to stay with my nephew a lot when he was little he used to fall asleep on me on the sofa plenty of times. I dunno, but yeah, each to their own. You'll feel what is right. xXx

~KACI~

I co sleep and baby sleeps on my side caz i do worry bout OH. I did with both of mine, Paige usually settles in her cot at 8ish then when she wakes i'l try and put her in the cot but if she ends up in our bed no big deal, sometimes she sleep's under duvet if its cold and some times ontop with her sleeping bag on, it just depends on weather. My lil boy sleeps in own room and has done since 7 months, he goes to bed at 7.30 settles himself and gets up any time between 7.30 and 9. I think it totally depends on the individual. One thing i will say is that when i was pregnant and saw all the horror stories i said i wouldn't but when the time comes and you need sleep it just happens and you'l be suprised how alert you are x x

Jenelle

I did co-sleep with my first... wasn't planned, but it made life sooo much easier. I agree that it doesnt always make it harder to switch them over to their own room, as I had no problems what so ever. Although I am really going to try hard not to co-sleep with this baby, due to the fact that we do not allow our 3 year old to sleep in our bed (except on rare occasions) and do not think it would be fair to him to bring the new baby in there. I dont want to make him feel like the baby is more special than him, or that we are replacing him in any way.

Mervs Mum

That makes total sense.

6lilpigs

Mine have all co-slept for different lengths of time due to breast feeding. The moses basket would be next to the bed and for the first couple of hours each night baby would sleep in there, this was my dead to the world sleep oppurtunity. As long as I could grab 2 hours of exhausted sleep baby was then welcome to sneak in for a booby and we would wake up the next morning in pretty much the same position that we went to sleep. I have always said that through out evolution baby has stayed with mum and we are programmed not to move even if usually you toss and turn. You will wake up in the morning with your arm totally dead where it has been locked in a strange position under your head all night lol. Its your choice.

Carley

It's been proven co-sleeping reduces sids. There's a huge difference between sids and smothering an infant. We co-slept with our daughter and she went into a bed by 1, we've had no problem.

Carley

On a sids website:

SIDS Studies have proven that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is greatly reduced for the breastfeeding, co-sleeping baby, when with non-smoking, sober parents in a standard adult bed with wedging dangers removed. The practice of room-sharing or breastfeeding alone cuts SIDS rates considerably. When combined with safe co-sleeping, the infant survival chances are even higher.