Because I was a single mum, my oldest boy Brendan stayed in his cot in my room until he was 2 and a half. With Daniel, who has just turned 3, I'm married now and we decided that having him in our room for the first 12 months at least was the way to go. There isn't much space in our room but it worked out.

Father in Law wasn't that supportive but there you go.

There are no bedrooms close by to put babies in in our house so the new baby will be in with us as well. I think I would spend most of the night walking up and down the hallway to make sure that they are still breathing - even with a monitor.