How long are you planning on co-sleeping? My little one is 13 months old and still co-sleeping. Is that too long already?

Andrea

We moved our little ones to their own room starting with 15 months. But that was more due to not having enough room to fit them all in our bed. We got 4 of these little guys around. #4 is still co-sleeping though.

I do not have a baby yet, but I think I want the baby to sleep with us for at least one year.

Maggie

our baby slept in a bassinet in our room till he was 5mths old, then I moved him to a crib in his own room, and he was fine with that.
If he cries, I check on him to see whats wrong and usually he kicked the covers off and just needs to be tucked in again, and then he's fine. I also have a little cd player with lullabies that he likes to listen to. After listening to this for a little while, he usually falls back asleep on his own too. Very rarely he cries and keeps on crying. That's when I take him into our room and let him fall back asleep in our bed. When he's asleep, I put him back into his crib in his own room. He's 9mths now, and usually has no problems falling asleep in his own room.

That is a good way to do it I think. I am not sure if I really wanted it though. I enjoy having the little one close by. And I guess I am screwed when it comes to making the switch.

Daggy

I think "too long" can only be defined within the family... if it is still working fine for your family then it's not too long!!



Dh and I both really enjoyed having ds near us... he started out in the cosleeper since I couldn't lay flat after my c/s, and stayed in that til he was 5 months, then moved to his crib beside our bed. He was so content there, he wasn't motivated to learn to climb out til after he was 2!! When he turned three I set up his "special bed" in his own room and did not say a word about it to him except that "one day, you'll sleep in this cozy bed!!" Sure enough, within a week he was wanting to sleep there. I thought it would take a lot longer and I wasn't really happy about it, but it was his choice. He came into our room during the night a couple of times the first week but since then has happily slept in his own room.

hmm, I asked my gf and we are plannig to co-sleep until our daughter is 6-8 months.

I can imagine the following things influence your decision
1 breastfeeding
2 housing
3 all night sleeper
4 work

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I think there is no "one" answer to this question. I personally recommend to do it only for a short period of time. The sooner the baby learns to sleep in its own bed, the better. Parents need sleep, too and you do not get enough sleep with a baby in your bed.

Avri

I am not pregnant yet, but we're really wanting a "bundle of joy",I am research a LOT before hand though, as my DH has had a child before, and I have not. I plan to breastfeed, so our little one will most likely sleep with us, my DH also works away from home, so 5 days out of the week, the little one and I will be sleeping alone (that is if our 3 dogs don't get jealous, we may have them join in!). I may have to ask HD about getting a bigger bed. Anyway, I plan to co-sleep for at least a year, but this all depends on the situation.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...enceandHealth/

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...179265,00.html

A couple articles about co-sleeping. The second one states that there is a benefit to letting children sleep with their parents until age 5! My feeling is that children should be in the parents' bed as long as it is working for everyone. We've got two kids in our bed, although we do have DS1's own bed set up next to ours, and he sleeps there some of the time, but often climbs in to cuddle.