Did you or do you let your kids sleep with you? All the time? Or only when they are sick? Or not at all? My parents only let one of us sleep with them if we were sick. With my brother who has seizures, my mom and my dad took turns often sleeping with him when they were getting really bad and happening often.. Not sleeping together for a while sort of hurt them there for a while.. What do you think? 

My husband and I let our oldest son sleep with us until he was 4; then we bought him a big boy bed. My youngest never liked sleeping with us (he likes his space). I think it depends on the child. We did it because we believe it makes them closer to us. He is now 11 and he talks very openly with us; and he enjoys talking about how he shared a bed with us. 

I will let J sleep with me a few times while my husband is gone. I'm also considering it tonight since he's sick. Other than that, no. 

I think kids need to be in their own beds. There is plenty of time to bond during the day. 

i let mine sleep in with us until they were about 2 or 3 months old. then it's straight into the crib. they go to bed earlier than we do, be several hours, so i don't see how i'd ever get them to sleep at a decent time if they were still in our bed. 

My first two never really slept with us. But we now have an 8 month old and he sleeps with us. I just found I could get more sleep like this too since if he woke up hes just right there and I dont have to get up and get him. 

We co-slept with my son during the two years I nursed him. Then after that only when he was sick. After his hospitalization I found myself sleeping in his room more often than not... paranoid I guess. 

No way...if my kids are sick, thats where a pack and play comes in. Then, they are still in our room, NOT in our bed. They're close enough to get to quickly that way. I don't so much want baby/child puke in my bed anyways. My oldest will sometimes take a nap with me in our bed, but my husband is NEVER in bed at the same time. It's OUR bed, we need our space too, so it's a no no in our house. 

No kids in our bed... our boys have always had their own beds. 

No kiddos in our bed ever. That is why they have their own rooms and their own cribs, beds etc. On the subject though I met a couple who have a two year old. Her husband doesn't want him to go to his own bed because he likes to cuddle with his son. Instantly my mind went to...why the hell don't you want to cuddle with your wife?...Confuses me intensely. 

On the subject though I met a couple who have a two year old. Her husband doesn't want him to go to his own bed because he likes to cuddle with his son. Instantly my mind went to...why the hell don't you want to cuddle with your wife?...Confuses me intensely. This I find VERY creepy...as do some of the very similar things I've seen on like Nanny 911 or something. Most of the time when a child sleeps in the parents bed after the age of 1 or something, they said it's for the parents benefit. I'm sorry, but "private" things go on in an adults bedroom that kids DO not need to be present for...IMO, I think it's just really strange to have them sleeping with you much after the age of 1, if at all... 

My boys both coslept with us while nursing. Older for 6 months, younger for about 8 months. (they still nursed, but slept thruthe night in their own beds). I do not allow sick kids in my bed. If I was really worried, I'd use the pack and play. I don't need my bed germ or puke infested. And I need as much sleep as possible. 

My kiddos have never slept in bed with me. When they are sick we go sleep in there room with them. They did all sleep in a bassinet next to our bed until about 2-3 mo then off to there own room. Our bed is for my husband and I. Now mind u sometimes in the AM our kiddos will come and crawl in our bed and watch cartoons (usually from ummm 0600-0615 then they want to go play). I was always afraid I would roll onto our baby I even bought a co-sleeper but have been to afraid to put it in bed with us so we just dont. 

I let my youngest sleep with me when my husband is on duty or away. 

My kid sneaks in our bed during early morning hours, and I chase her out. If she is sick, or scared I will let her stay for a little while. Then I try to take her back to her bed, and comfort her. I usually crawl in the toddler bed with her, and lay down for a little while. 

I plan to nurse for a while but dont know when the appropriate age of them moving in to another room is. we will have a bassinet beside the bed so she wont be sleeping IN the bed with us ( I just cant have her sleep with us) but at easy access at least during the first 2 months or so. 

Move her once she is too big for her bassinet. Then the feeding in the middle of the night by that point should have slowed down. And I think they are suppose to lose the night time feeding by the time they are 6 months. But every baby is different. Just got with the flow and do what you think is best! 

I plan to nurse for a while but dont know when the appropriate age of them moving in to another room is. we will have a bassinet beside the bed so she wont be sleeping IN the bed with us ( I just cant have her sleep with us) but at easy access at least during the first 2 months or so.  To be perfectly honest, they can go into their own room whenever you put them there. The only reason people don't put kids in their own room while they're still nursing is convenience and laziness. 

Lol Dom. I guess this is true. Both of my kids slept better when they slept with me. And I quickly found that sleeping for 3 hour stretches was much more beneficial than 1.5 hour stretches. 

For those of you who let your child sleep in your bed when your husband is gone, why do you let them? I am just curious. 

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My mom let is sleep with her when my dad was TDY (which was ALOT growing up) but when he was home..nope. I mean heck my mom still lets me sleep in bed with her when I come visit..well as long as my step-dad isn't there (he's in Iraq as a civ. firefighter right now) but my momma and I are close, like best friends. 

sleeping for 3 hour stretches was much more beneficial than 1.5 hour stretches. THIS!!!! lol For those of you who let your child sleep in your bed when your husband is gone, why do you let them? I am just curious. For my parents, it was more of a security thing with my brother. If he has a seizure his left side twitches more and sometimes he vomits so they want to catch it before he chokes on it because he has done that before. They have gotten baby monitors and such but sometimes he throws up sometimes not.. 

My kids sleep in thier own beds. NEVER will they sleep in our bed. There is no reason for it what so ever, sick or not. You are still capable of getting out of your own bed if your kids are sick so why let them sleep in your bed? Silly questions. It's a no no. Once they start it is a hard habit to break. I have several friends with older children who still sleep in the bed with mom and dad. (and by older i am not talking like teenager or anything more like 7/8 yrs old.) I think it's rediculous. If you don't start the habit they won't expect it. So just don't do it. Mom and Dad need thier "alone" time also. As someone stated above you have plenty of time to "bond" during the day. 

If he has a seizure his left side twitches more and sometimes he vomits so they want to catch it before he chokes on it because he has done that before. They have gotten baby monitors and such but sometimes he throws up sometimes not.. Is he not old enough to take phenobarbital? to control the seizures? 

we will have a bassinet beside the bed so she wont be sleeping IN the bed with us ( I just cant have her sleep with us) but at easy access at least during the first 2 months or so. Honestly you can have the bassinet in the room with you. I had my daughter in a bassinet while I was breast feeding but it was only for 4 weeks(bF wise). DO NOT sleep with an infant in bed with you...It is very dangerous. Get up. Feed them. Put them back in the bassinet when you are done. As for the moving to another room...I put her in the crib in her own room when she outgrew the bassinet(which was not to long after I was done bf). Occasionally I would stick her in the crib in the other room just to get her use to the crib before moving her in there full time. 

For those of you who let your child sleep in your bed when your husband is gone, why do you let them? I am just curious. My mom wanted to make it less hard on my 2 older sisters and I went he would go for year long TDY's and we would see the occasional sleeping with mom as a slumber party. We'd watch movies, have snacks, go to bed. My mom made it a lot of fun when he left. 

Honestly you can have the bassinet in the room with you. Honestly, you can do whatever the fvck you want to do. It's your kid, enjoy them at every age. 

I think it's rediculous I also think it is ridiculous that people don't know how to spell ridiculous.