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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are not alone. A bunch of my friends have this issue. If it is bothering your sleep then work on correcting it but I don't think it is something awful or that you have to change if you are ok with it. Your child will eventually want to sleep in their own bed. [/quote]

Can you elaborate on this because I find it baffling. A baby has to sleep in a separate crib. Presumably at some point when they start walking, the crib is converted into a child bed or a new bed is purchased. At what point does a child suddenly start sleeping in the parents' bed and why? And why would the parents ever let this happen? I'll jump off my roof if one of my kids were to sleep in my bed[/quote]

I don't pretend to understand it. My child actually slept with me most nights as a baby because he would not settle in his crib. I value sleep so he slept lying on me. People can say what they will, it worked for us. He was fine. Now he sleeps in his own bed and does not sleep with us. He only gets out of bed if he has an accident or a nightmare. He is 7.

I have no clue what my friends kids sleep patterns were when they were babies but I can think of three people who talk about their kid getting into their bed at 2 in the morning or waking up and finding the kid in bed or the kid calling out in the middle of the night and ending up in their bed. That might not work for you and you don't allow it and that is fine. My friends seem to be ok with it or at least see it as more of a pain in the ass to send the kid back to bed. It seems to work for them. I doubt that it will last into teenage years, heck I would be surprised if it makes it past 8 or 9.

OP: If your child sleeping with you is problematic for you then you should be trying to encourage independent sleeping. If it doesn't bother you, then don't worry about it. [/quote]

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