Question for parents who let baby sleep in bed with them.?

My kids never went to sleep in their cribs...I would get them to sleep in my bed while nursing, cuddling, etc and then move them to their cribs after they fell asleep.

There are ways to teach your babies to sleep on their own, but the medicine is often worse than the disease, if you get my drift. I could never stand to hear my babies crying, especially when all they wanted was *me*.

My husband slept in another bed too until the babies grew up a bit and slept through most of the night on their own. So what? We have our whole lives together...babies grow up eventually and stop needing you so much. If sex is the issue, there are other times and other rooms, just get creative.

People used to tell me if I didn't "train" my baby then they be "sleeping with me forever. Yeah, well, my eldest is 16 now and believe me, he has no desire to sleep in my bed. I'm lucky if he lets me kiss him goodnight. Looking back, I wouldn't have traded the days of watching that tiny perfect face relax in sleep and the feeling of him sleeping next to me for anything.

The key is to stop fighting the flow. Babies are different and some just need a little more love & security than others. I promise you this won't last forever.

Have you tried a sidecar? Basically, you take one side off of a convertible crib and make the crib mattress level with your own (you may need to drill). That way, the baby has her own space, but is still right next to you. I've done it with my daughter since she was 4 months old (she's now 14 months). We've even put it down and turned it into a normal toddler bed and she's still right there next to me. And my husband has his own space back. We did go through a phase where we were letting her sleeping the second half of the night with us, but with this set-up, it was actually really easy to get her back into the crib.

My wife put a small fold out cot next to the baby crib and would comfort her and hold her hand untill she fell asleep. After a week or so she started sneaking out after the baby was asleep now she will usually sleep with no problems in her crib. She was probably about 13-14 months when we did this. Hope it helps

our son slept in the crib off and on from the time he was born, our daughter on the other hand had colic and preferred her vibrating chair next to where ever I was sleeping, of course her chair was always on the floor next to the bed or couch. They make bassinets with a stand that hooks right onto the bed while still being on the floor. Maybe you could try one of those, this way she would have her own space but still be next to you, another option would be to maybe move her crib into your room.