I so agree with Kass ... we by choice because we wanted to rather then feeling like we had to co-slept with our DD until she was 2.5 ... DP & i both loved it as the bonding feeling was magical and we were open to people knowing about.

In the early days as a newborn she slept in her bassinette at night next to my side of the bed, we didn't have her in our bed then as we had a fear of rolling on her but later on when she was older she slept better in our bed ... and everyone was HAPPY !!

I found at times (and i'm a night owl mind you) hoping into my bed earlier than usual just to feel DD's warm little sweet body (and a little gentle cuddle whilst she slept) & just to hear her breath happily away sleeping ... felt so lovely, and i know i cherished those times as i knew it wouldn't last forever.

During the daytime she slept in her basinette as a baby and in her cot as a toddler.

DD's transition to her single bed was surprisingly not hard ... for the first 2mths she would wake at about 1 or 2am crying and end up in our bed but that was a small price to pay for the wonderful 2.5years she spent co-sleeping with us.

(Mind you about once a week or fortnight now that she is 3 i like to hop into her bed when she has a arvo nap, especially after her one day at Kinder on a Monday & have a cuddle with her ... or allow myself to have a lil nap with her once in a blue moon just to have that feeling of waking up with her.)