Hi, SIDS and KIDs recommend that your baby sleep in your room for the first 6-12mnths. They need to be in sensory contact with you. Generally co-sleepers all DO get more sleep. No-one really feels like they get enough sleep with a new baby - but we learn to ignore the noises (just like we did when we got used to sleeping with a new partner) The couch isn't really a safe place to sleep - too easy for babe to roll off or get caught between cushions