Can someone explain to me the reasons why you Co-Sleep?
similar to previous posts, only way that i could get some sleep. couldnt get up so many times each night to feed. i breastfeed while laying down and sleep while she feeds. closeness.. i dont stress about if she is sick, too hot, too cold, because i am right there and so dont feel the need to go check her a million times. i have heard the SIDS thing too. also, i sleep better when she is there. she starts off her sleep in her cot and then i go get her when she wakes up about 11pm and she is in with us the rest of the night. sometimes i go get her earlier (even when she hasnt woken up on her own) cause i want her LOL

How long you plan on doing it for?
until she sleep for longer stretches at a time or until she grows out of it. from experience with DD1 (she started off in her bed and then eventually stopped waking up and coming in t ous but just woke up in her own room in the morning) and that was at about 19months, that didnt happen every night though.


And if u only have one bub and another one comes along are you planning on having them both share your bed?

DD1 used to come into us on the odd occasion in the middle of the night and get into bed with us. after DD2 came along it got too squishy.. we got a king size bed. still too squishy so we put a cot mattress on the floor in our room and she hops onto that on the nights she wakes up and coems in.

i also think that co-sleeping doesnt jeapordise (sp??) their independence. i dont know any kids older than say 8 who sleep in their mum and dads bed. plus they are independent in other ways. and in truth, i think the closeness and bonding that occured from DD1 co-sleeping helped her to feel more secure and attached,

but i also agree, sometimes it would be easier if they just slept in their room all night long.. (i would miss em though)!