Bed Sharing

Bed Sharing: do you ever get your relationship back on track if you do th ... (181 words)
by pinkmuppet - written on 14.07.08 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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I have 2 young children and have never understood why parent allow their children to share their bed. I think it's really important to get babies into a routine when they're young and learn that when it's bedtime, they have their own space and mum and dad have theirs. Having said that it is each to theri own but you hear of stories of yound toddlers still up at midnight and will only go to sleep if they're in with their parents and this fills me with horror!!!, I'm so glad I persevered with mine. Don't get me wrong there are times my kinds come into me when they're unwell or had a scary dream and we reassure them and sometimes if they're ill ...

3 in the Bed and the Little One Said....Wakey Wakey! (842 words)
by pearlydewdrop - written on 11.07.08 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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I have never understood the purported virtues of bedsharing. Although Id never tell anyone how to bring up their baby, or indeed how to organise sleeping arrangements, I cannot understand what longterm benefits can be gained from sharing your bed with a baby or toddler. I know that in the short-term we all take drastic measures to save our sanity; if my baby had been having a nightmare bedtime or was ill, i could just about imagine taking them to bed with me- just for the sake of a bit of sleep. In reality, I have never had Amelia share a bed with my husband and I, as we need that space, as adults, to have a 'grown-up' relationships and even try to preserve some adult ...

Bed Sharing: Co-sleeping - Don't go there! (333 words)
by Weelassie - written on 04.06.08 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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Bed Sharing? Don't go there! I made the mistake of bringing my son into bed with us when he woke up in the middle of the night refusing to go back to bed. That was 14 months ago. He's now 20 months and we are trying to get out that habit and it's now become so hard. My husband and I are permanently exhausted. My son sleeps through once in a blue moon. We'd bath and read my son a story and then put him to bed. It's the same routine we use everynight. He's a very smart kid and is very active. I thought being so active would make him very tired and he'd sleep well. This isn't the case. It's very hard having to get up in the middle of the night and try and settle him ...