We let our daughter sleep with us if she wakes up in the middle of the night. We don't let her fall asleep in our bed. So I guess we are part time co-sleepers? 
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If our 2 year old wakes up during the night, one of us goes and sleeps in the bed in her room with her. We aren't totally against having her in our bed but she sleeps way better in her room- and then the other parent gets to sleep alone in our room. So we are mostly last resort co sleepers.
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yep, part time with our 5 month old. But it KILLS my back so I don't do it too often
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Yup, but I'm so ready for him to sleep in his own bed. Getting him to is the hard part. DH and I are going to try having him sleep on his own bed, but in our room and see how that goes. If well, slowly transition him out. It's been 2 years and I want to sleep next to my hubby again and sleep on more than 6" of space without having his toes digging into random parts in my body or getting axe kicked in the face! lol
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Yep. My son said to me last night that's he's not ready to be alone at night. He's almost 5 and we've been cosleeping for a very long time, on and off.
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No, I've tried bringing him into bed with us at various points in his life but he just thinks it's playtime. If he wakes up in the middle of the night he stays in bed and calls for me. I'll go in, comfort him, then everyone back to sleep in their own bed.
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No, not unless he's sick. We all sleep so much better when he's in his own bed...he's a very restless, starfish sleeper, and wakes himself up when he smacks me in the face (or rolls on top of me, or kicks D). When he's sick he pretty much wants to sleep on top of me. He comes in to our bed some nights, and might cuddle for a minute or two (or more if he's had a bad dream), but he wants to go back to his bed pretty fast (no matter who suggests it).
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@Alivoo01: hahaha same!
We cosleep with our 2 year old and once in a while if I'm desperate for sleep, I bring our 4 month old into bed too.
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@Ash: LOL!!!! I'm expecting #2 in March and I've been thinking about this. Like what if we're still co-sleeping with DS when she arrives and sleeps in our bed too?? Oh man! Not sure there's enough room for us all! Who knew a king sized bed could be "small". Sheesh.
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Yup, it's three of us plus one dog (thankfully she's small
). We have a running bet on when she will leave ... Husband thinks she will prob be at least 6 before she moves out -
Yup, us and the 3 year old and 18 month old in a king size bed. The 18 month old used to start off in his crib but lately he's not having it. I don't sleep great but it would be worse waking up and getting out of bed every time they cried. They need me to sleep. Oh well, I'll sleep one day.
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We did for the longest time- from like 18 months to just a week or so ago at almost 3 years. I was finally successful in getting DD to sleep in her own room in her big girl bed all night and go to sleep by herself- never thought I would see the day!!
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@NovBaby1112: You give me hope! Whenever we mention it to DS1, he gets all anxious and says no he has to sleep with mama. I think one day it will click and we'll get there
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We do part time. DS goes to sleep on our bed then transfers to his crib in our room. Sometimes he comes back again if he is having a rough night and can't get back to sleep on his own. He's only 2.5 months though!
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No, not since he was 4 months old. Once he moved to the crib we never let him back. He is a really good, independent sleeper, thank goodness.
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@Alivoo01: my dh asked if they make anything bigger than a king (he's usually the one hanging off the bed and getting kicked in the face)!
I vowed to not bring dd into bed because of not knowing how to transition ds out but that was a total fail. Let me know how it goes!
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We part-time co-sleep. If/when our 7-month old wakes up needing to be fed after 1:30-2:00, DH will go in and brig him back to bed so I can nurse him. If it's earlier in the evening/night, I will nurse him in his room and put him back to bed in his crib. We may try some sort of sleep training in the next few months, but right now it is mostly working for us.
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@mediagirl: pretty much the opposite of your sleep arrangements -
LO goes to bed with me and when DH gets home from work (he works nights) he moves him to his bed.
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Yes! We kinda fell into it and still going strong. DD is 11 months. We don't plan to stop for now, so we are thinking about bringing her crib in and start getting her to sleep in there side-carred to us. DH can pass out anyhow, and I don't mind (or got used to) having her next to me. We all STTN so we're gonna keep doing it!
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DS is only 3 weeks - I usually have him sleep on/with me one wakeup during the night, generally the one I'm most exhausted and can lay him next to me to nurse then pass out.
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We the same as others posters- she starts the night in her own bed but if she wakes up after midnight she comes into bed with me.
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Nope. I cannot sleep with him in bed.
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We didn't at all with our first child, but was short on space with our second and pretty much co-sleep from birth night 1, on. In March (13 months) we transitioned to a crib, and it has been crib part of the night, bed part because she doesn't STTN. This past weekend we moved crib into DS's room to get her to STTN, and let's just say I am sleeping much better!
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@Ash: DS is a heavy roller so he's all over the place, although he favors me a bit more. If he ends up on DH's side, DH will just get up, put a body pillow in his place to keep DS from rolling off and sleep on the floor or couch in the living room.
For me, I just tough it out unless it's impossible for me to sleep (which is currently the case since my belly needs more room than 6"). I flip the other way and put my head at the foot of the bed and my feet towards the head of the bed and still act as a barrier for DS.
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We have done a couple nights but DS (5.5m) thinks it is just an all night buffet.
For his first 4 months he was in a crib in our room. Now his crib is in his own room. I think that transition was harder for me than him. He does fine so far. -
No but she sleeps in a PNP adjacent to the bed. I don't sleep well unless she is that close.
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No, currently DS (3 months) is in a RnP in our room.
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Yes! I never did with my first, but my second (3 months) is so high needs and is a very light sleeper. I find it easier just to have her there so I can tend to her when she wakes up (a billion times a night
). I'm setting a deadline though...at 4 months I'm going to try to put her in her own crib.
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Yea, she doesn't even have a crib. We bought a king size bed while I was pregnant specifically for cosleeping. I LOVE it. I can't imagine not having her close for so long. And she sleeps 6-8 hour stretches, so it's working great on that front.
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Nope. She never has and has never wanted too. Even as a newborn she would just want in her rock and play. She likes her space! I wouldn't mind the extra snuggles sometimes.
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Yes. LO has had his own bed but it's right next to ours. We make it a point to put him to sleep in his own bed, but he eventually ends up in ours, usually around 6 in the morning. I'm good with that. I'd so much rather nurse him in the morning and get a couple extra hours of sleep.
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@Torchwood: we never ended up getting a crib!
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Yep- for about half the night with the baby. He will sleep on his own until about 1am then sleeps with me.
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@matador84: update please! Did she magically start sleeping thru the night? Does she wake up her brother?
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No, but definitely would for naps and early wakes for a few more winks!!!
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@SleepyMonkey: I'll update on the other thread!!
). We have a running bet on when she will leave ... Husband thinks she will prob be at least 6 before she moves out 
). I'm setting a deadline though...at 4 months I'm going to try to put her in her own crib.
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