co-sleeping

[gassy gus]

Hello everyone, just wondering if anyone finds having their baby in their bed with them of a night helps to settle them more. With my other children I was always adamant about not having them in the bed with me, but with this baby I will try anything to get some sleep. My husband is really worried that it's a bad habit to start. Has anyone co slept with their baby and then had big troubles getting them out of their bed?Our baby is 4 1/2 months old now, so I'm feeling a lot more confident about putting him in bed with us after trying to settle him for 3 hours in the night with no success. :sleep5

[kpaint]

I put my son in bed with me at a young age and didnt get him out of bed till he was about 5.....with my Daughter of 6 months I put her into bed with me if she just wont sleep on her own in her crib after working with her a bit...and yes most of the time she does sleep better...but I dont :( ...I get worried that shes gonna crawl out of bed , get blankets on her face, so i do try to keep her in her bed. The only thing I can say is yes in the long run it is better to keep them in there bed ...but hey there so cuddly and sleep better with Mommy what the heck....I look back when my son was little and think ...wow they grow up so fast sometimes we just take thing too seriously!!

[sirena3245]

Hello... I have a six week old and he sleeps in the bed with me only at night. During the day I make it a point that he naps in his crib so he doesnt get use to the bed. I dont have any other children or experience so I am not sure if this helps any but this is what I am trying.

[TiredMommy]

When my oldest son had severe reflux I put him in bed with me. My husband worked nights anyway so I put a rail on one side & of course I was on the other. We both slept better. I did make a point of moving him into his crib before he was old enough to know any better, but the crib was moved next to my bed for a while. When we moved him into his own room I slept in his floor. I thought well that way he wasn't used to my room, but then he would get hysterical if he woke-up & I wasn't in his room. We finally broke him of that when he was about 1 1/2 yr old. Sorry to ramble. I think co-sleeping is fine, but I do believe it becomes a hard habit to break. You have to do what is best for you.