Well I never bothered doing it with DD, but on the other hand, I had a very easy going, chilled out baby so it wasn't that much of an issue for me to bf/cuddle/co-sleep her to sleep. She still comes into our bed at 5 1/2 when she wakes in the night and wants us to get back to sleep. It doesn't bother us and TBH we'll miss it one day when she stops.

I love the intimacy of being physically on hand to my DD and I'm very much looking forward to a new baby and doing it all again. They stay in our arms for such a short time. I'm one of those who doesn't like to put them down!

(I say this as a person who has not experienced the true depths of sleep deprivation induced by having a wakeful or unsettled child!)