Response from: Rory    (01/14/07 7:28am)

Three In A Bed by Deborah Jackson flipped me on this subject. I was against the idea in a very "tut-tut, children need to be in their own bed" way. Deborah Jackson's book helped me see it in a different way, and now my only regret is that we didn't start sooner.

"Find a few free inches on the bed where I can lie down." That is so funny. We have put the little cot beside the bed so that we have a bit more width, but there are nights when I'm sleeping on a two-inch ledge! And the head-butts? And the sleeping sideways? And we only have one!

Response from: Matt    (01/17/07 5:31pm)

I have mixed feelings on this. My boys love sleeping with us.

The older one (4 years) usually wanders in at around 2 or 3 after he (hopefully) wakes up and goes potty.

The younger one (21 months) lately has been throwing fits if he is put in his own bed, and mom is none-too happy to oblige him.

Problem is, both of them like to sleep sideways (heads next to mom), which means I'm usually left sleeping on my side, right up on the edge of the bed, getting kicked in the back most of the night.

Good post, thanks for giving me more to consider.

Response from: petra    (04/28/09 6:10am)

My son is 18 months and he loves to sleep with us.We tried to put him in his crib.He doesnt like it at all.We realized that he feels happy when he sleeps with us.We are hoping to move him into his room when he is at leats 2yrs.I think by then he will be able to understand that he can sleep by himself.