Do you remember how your parents put you to bed?

[meow]

Aww... some lovely memories. And also some very strong sad memories- good on you girls for changing things for your children.

When I was 12 I think the puberty hormones hit me hard and I went through a stage of nightmares and bed wetting. I used to hop into my Mum's bed (divorced then) but she made me feel really unwelcome so I stopped doing it. Instead I would lie in my room wishing soooo badly to hop into her bed and feel safe. It always makes me aware of how parents may think the cosleeping thing has been 'fixed' but have no idea that it's not fixed at all and instead their child is actually suffering. I don't want to do that.

[LisaL]

We used to get tucked in - and even when I was till home at 24 mum used to tuck me in on the nights i was home and going to bed early. My brother and I shared a room until my teens so he used to jump in with me if he was scared.

My gran lived with us too, so every morning we would jump into her bed for morning cuddles. I did that right until I moved out (at age 24).

So i dont have any bad memories really. I do know though that as a newborn I refused to sleep at night, so mum would put me in the pram and dad would rock it with his leg while they slept. Awwww.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

i remember when i would pretend i was asleep and mum would come in and tuck me in and kiss my forehead and tell me she loved me. Everytime she did that i fell straight to sleep. Weird that. I miss the smell of my bed when i was little. it was always so perfect and ironed and smelled like mum. its funny the small things u remember....

[Ozziehoffy]

Hmmm nup nothing for me! I used to read a book under my covers with a torch though...lol. We didn't sleep in our parents bed or mum's after they divorced. On the VERY odd occasion we may have gone in there in the morning for a little while, but nothing that sticks in my memory or has a good memory to it. Maybe because when mum and dad were separating they called us into their room and onto their bed to tell us??

I still most nights go and tuck Joshua in and give him a kiss and tell him I love him and he's 15. He doesn't care that I still do it, sometimes he'll lay there having a chat with me.

[BellyBelly]

Thats so sad Cailin

[Rouge]

It is but I'm kinda glad in a way as maybe without this memory I would have chosen different methods to settle my children in bed. They tell adults they should never go to bed angry, yet children can go to bed crying their little hearts out

[Caramello]

My Mum says that we all used to come into bed with them, but only when we felt scared or unwell. I got kicked out first because I was the eldest and sometimes acted like a prima donna!

The routine was that my brothers and I would chose a book each and Dad would read each one. Then Mum would tuck us up in bed and sing prayers with us. Then we would go to sleep.

I also used to jump into Pop and Nana's bed when we were away with them on holidays.

It stopped when I went to school - although I used to get up for my younger sister if Mum didn't get to her first, or I couldn't settle her. But she'd either go back to her bed, or go in with Mum and Dad. My sister also needed a light on at one stage.

Other things I remember were the plastic sheets with bells on them to stop bedwetting - used to wake up the whole house! And finally, Mum coming in to sing to my youngest sister to get her to wake up. It went something like:

Mum: Good morning to you!

Sister: Mmmmurrff

Mum: Good morning to you!

Sister: (louder) MMMRRRFFF

Mum: Good morning dear (name)
It's time to get up!

Then Mum would stick on a musical toy to keep her awake.