I personally prefer my children sleeping in there own beds. (Bed Sharing)

Member Name: gsparkle

Product:	Bed Sharing
Date:	15/10/08 (70 review reads)
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Advantages: Having your child close by you so you can keep an eye on them.

Disadvantages: You have no time on your own, you have to be careful not to roll on them.

When my girls were born I didn't want to have them in bed with me incase in the night I rolled on them and hurt them or worse, as I'm quite a deep sleeper. I have to admit when they were tiny a couple times I fell asleep with them in my arms but this was by accident as I was so tired. A lot of the time I would just hold them till they fell asleep then put them back in there cots.

I still don't like having my girls in my bed with me now, they are three but whenever there in our bed I can't sleep properly. A while ago they were both poorly nothing serious just chesty coughs, so we wanted to keep an eye on them and let them sleep in our bed. Once they were better it was a nightmare trying to get them back into sleeping in there beds. They would scream so we just gave up and let them sleep in our beds but that meant us having to go to bed when they did, so they would go to sleep. In the end we said it was enough and just put them in there beds and they cried for a bit but then they fell asleep, so we carried on doing this every night then they were fine. In the morning when they wake up they often come into our bed for a cuddle which is lovely and of course we don't mind that. I think them being twins helps as they share a room so they have each others company, so don't feel so scared and lonely. Sometimes we go in there room and they have fallen asleep together but we just move them back to there own beds.

I think once your child starts sleeping in your bed then it is hard to get them out of it. You just need to get them in a routine and be firm with them and explain why they can't stay in your bed. Also I think that going to bed should be a time for you and your partner or even just you, to relax and chill out after being around the kids all day or at work. It wont take them long to get used to being in there own beds. My girls actually don't mind going to bed as we always put pretty duvet covers on there bed like fairies or princess ones so when we say its bedtime they know there going to there princess beds, so don't mind going .

Summary: Overall I think it is better when your child sleeps in there own bed.