Co-sleeping good or bad

We did this with my son. He's 3 now. My son slept better, and for longer stretches, and it was easier to nurse him with him right there. He did get used to it to where he would only nap there as well. If you want to stretch out, you can consider one of those co-sleepers that sit next to the bed but at bed height. They are actually safer anyway. By 1 year old, my son was in his own bed...a toddler bed and by 2 years old he had excellent healthy sleep habits rarely waking up in the middle of the night. Now at 3, he's in a twin bed, likes his bedtime ritual and only asks to sleep with us if he's sick. Good luck!

My Kids slept occassionally with me but I always put them in their bed first and the only time that I would bring them through is if they would wake up and cry, whichwas lucky for me was not very often. But what you need to do is try and get him back into the routine of sleeping in his Bed. If he cries leave him but of course keep checking him and make sure he is ok He will eventually realise that you will not take him through with you. It is hard work but it will settle

When my kids were younger they always somehow ended up crawling into my bed then ild wake up in the middle of the night with a kid laying on my head.,i think this happens to all of us to some point they out grow it. When they were infant sized we had the crib in our room so they stayed in there,and when they woke up they just stared at us in bed making noises till we woke up.

We were ready to boot ours out of our bed, too (he's 4.5 mos, 21 lbs, 28 in long...and we have a full size bed). We weren't happy with the thought of him crying and not sleeping well, so someone suggested a "sidecar" arrangement. We added a full size bed (tho soon to be downgraded to twin) right next to ours, making our bed HUGE! Now, I nurse my son down on "his" bed and roll right back over to join my hubby in "our" bed..tho' it's all the same bed. It totally saved our cosleeping arrangement. My husband even enjoys it, now.

I think you created a monster, lol, but it's not to late to reverse the situation. Just put him in his crib in his own room for a few nights and he'll get used to it very quickly. Make sure he's good and tired the first night you do it. You might have to listen to him cry (which, granted, is not easy), but in the long run it will be the best thing for all of you. At 5 months old it would be easy for you or your husband to roll over and accidently smother him --think of that also. Good luck and hope you all get some sleep! :)

Maybe put his cot in your room near your bed. Put a hot water bottle in the cot to get it warm ,get him to sleep in with you , when hes asleep take the hot water bottle out and put him in the cot ( this is what i did with my youngest as she was usually asleep by the time she had finished feeding ). The other thing is that you can do a controlled crying thingy that they did on the "super nanny" i think. It is where you put them in the cot and get them to sleep and over a matter of time (a week or 2) slowly get further and further away from the cot until you are out of the room. Ive seen it on tv it does work but it takes time and patience. All it does is give baby confidencs to be able to sleep on their own and know that you will still be around should he need you. i hope this helps

it is bad.

I think you created a monster, lol, but it's not to late to reverse the situation. Just put him in his crib in his own room for a few nights and he'll get used to it very quickly. Make sure he's good and tired the first night you do it. You might have to listen to him cry (which, granted, is not easy), but in the long run it will be the best thing for all of you. At 5 months old it would be easy for you or your husband to roll over and accidently smother him --think of that also. Good luck and hope you all get some sleep! :)