Sleeping Arrangement with Babies

I have a 3 months old baby and for now she's co sleeping with us. As much as i wanted my baby to sleep with us when she turn toddler, we will let her sleep in another room. Given a chance to transfer to a bigger house, i will let her sleep on the same room but separete bed.

I guess the best sleeping arrangement for babies is to sleep in the same room with your baby. I choose this arrangement so that I can always be there immediately for my baby whenever she needs me.This is also safe for baby because if you sleep beside your baby, you will never know what will happen when youre asleep.

My baby sleeps beside me and my hubby eversince she was born (17mos old now) I just can't seem to get enough of her, I have always been the one taking care of her and if I don't see her for just a minute or 2, i miss her already..strange but true....

i am sleeping with my baby for now. he's almost 6 months but i still nurse him. it's easier for us since we dont have to get up from bed when we nurse. but, we plan to let him sleep in his own room when he's 2-3 years old.

i grew up sleeping with my parents. i had my own room when i was in highschool, so i guess there's nothing wrong with sharing our room with our baby. they just grow up so fast that you just have to take advantage of every chances you can get just to be near with them and cuddle them all the time :) although such sleeping arrangement entails sacrifice, for me its all worth it :)

I think it's really "to each his own"...Some find that having their toddlers sleep in another room (w/ monitors) works the best, others find co-sleeping with the kids until they're ready to go to school is best. For us, we don't mind co-sleeping with our kids until they're either ready to have their own rooms or when they want to move out. In the Philippines, where most middle income families can only afford a 2-bedroom house at best, giving children their own room might prove to be impractical and difficult. Maybe when we get rich enough to afford a big house, we can give our kids their own room each...hahaha! Right now, all four of us sleep in one bed - it so cozy and super bonding for us.

I have a 1 year old baby and ever since she sleeps beside us. I like it this way because I developed a hoby of always checking on her during the nigth (maybe every 2 hours). So it's more easy if she sleeps with us. Also, we want her to sleep beside us because we only have time to play with her in the evening because my husband and I are both working, so bedtime is really a special time for us to spend some quality time with our daugther. Maybe, when she's old enough we'll let her decide if she still wants to sleep with us or if she wants her own room.

it'll really depend on you... if you are still nursing I think it'll be easier if he co-sleeps with you... i know some would want to train their babies early on to sleep on their own so they let them sleep in another room... but babies will be babies once and for me I'd want to spend every single night of that period/time having him (my toddler) sleep beside me... sooner or later I know he'd want his own space so eventually he'll want a room of his own

Well we share our room with our kids even if they're already 2 and 3 years old. I like them to have their own room someday so that they will not be afraid to be alone. But right now I prefer them to sleep with us.

I sleep with my baby. I feel secured since I feel like I can protect her more beside me. I love watching her sleep and I love her smell. My baby will be a baby just once so I would like to take advantage of it. When she grow up, I'm not sure if she will still sleep with me. For reference, please visit: http://www.babycenter.com/expert/baby/babysleep/7775.html

i co-sleep with my baby so i can respond to his night-time needs right away. at 3 months, i believe this is the stage when my baby needs to feel secure of being loved. and security is one of the factors that makes a difference between a "difficult" child and a "happy" one.

Both my girls have bedroom of their own. But almost every night, they will knock on my door and plead me adoringly that they want to sleep beside me. I did prepare two small folding beds so they can sleep there. My husband and I don't mind this kind of things. Because we know that someday, our girls will grow up, get married and live in another house.

we dont have any baby yet but when given the gift to have, i prefer to have the child sleep with us in our room until she would be able to sleep on her own. for the first months, it is because of the untimely feeding schedule and hte bonding which i want to develop with my child. i also like to monitor her sleeping habits as well as her developments (the first firsts in her life). this is also to let her feel the security and love of a family. sharing our room doesn't mean sharing our bed with her. she will have her part of the room, her own crib, or somewhere that is just within my reach. but when she gets sick or is not feeling well, i would let her sleep beside me to gvie comfort and care immediately. when she reachers the age wherein she can already sleep alone (in her own bed, this would be around 3-4 y/o), she can have her own room already which she has to share with someone who would still monitor her sleeping habit. this separation stage will teach her or privacy and being independent. i know she can easily understand it as long as i am able to discuss with her the reasons behind it.

I have a 4-year old child who is still sleeping beside me. And I don't have plans yet of having her sleep separately, either. Maybe, I just don't want to miss this opportunity because it will never be when she grow up.

My son, who is eight months old, sleeps in our room but in his own crib. I wouldn't let him sleep in our bed, largely because I am a very heavy sleeper, and I often move around a lot when sleeping. I've kicked/hit/smacked my husband in my sleep enough that I know I wouldn't want my baby within reach. However, we haven't put him in his own room yet. It's just easier in case he needs something in the night, or if I wake up and want to make sure he's okay. The plan is to move him to his own room by the time he is 2 years old. I don't really think there is a "best" arrangement, because children and parents are all individuals with specific needs.

for me, it's same room but separate bed or in crib - as in my case.

I think they should be in their own room. If I ever have kids again, I would not have them in my room from birth. I did that with my 2 kids and it was hell getting them to sleep in their own room. they were with me till a year ago!(now they are 8 and 6)They just got sooo used to having me right next to them when they slept. Now, the only time they are allowed to sleep with me is when my hubby is overseas

i think it all depends on the parents weather or not the child still sleeps in the same room. i do not agree on sleeping in the same ben when they are 2. As they will get more accustomed to it than younger children. If you feel comfortable with your child sleeping in another room, then put them in there. i am sure if your child wakes up while you and your partner are in the middle of hmmm, and looks over at you i think you will feel realy weird. but as i said its all up to the parents there is no right or wrong. i think so long as the chile is in his/her own room when they are 3-4 then there will be no problems with trying to get them to sleep in their own room when they are older and they will become more independent.

My babies slept in the same room as me for two months (while they were still getting up through the night). They slept in a bassinet that my father made while I was expecting my first. After two months they moved to the nursery (next door) and I was able to hear them even without a moniter. Both the babies and I slept better with them in their own rooms as every little noise didn't wake them. They were both fully sleeping through the night by four months old even though I was nursing them.

For nursing moms... the best is co sleep For working moms... the best is co sleep (because that's the only time we get to coddle our baby - overtime is sooo normal in our workplace) For stay-at-home-moms... the best is a separate bed (so that the mom can get more rest and time for herself and for hubby) *** all are just my opinions