We had our DS in our room in the hammock for the first 4 weeks, then in the cradle for the next 8 and then in his cot but still in our room until he was 10 months old and LOVED it! He was (and still is!) a fantastic sleeper so it made it quite easy for us, we all slept well, he was right there for feeds/should he need settling etc and to be honest, we just loved having our little family all close and together in the same room... Our bedroom is big though so there were no space restrictions even with his big cot in there we still had lots of space... I don't know I always find it strange that the smallest most defenceless person in the home is the only one who has to sleep alone? While the biggest 'protectors' of the house get to pair up and snuggle all night?? I know that's the way it is but it still seems weird to me! We would have co slept if we could have gotten over the fear of rolling over him in the night and sometimes did in the early days after the first morning feed.. We just loved having him so close, we cried when he went to his big boy room!