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i think its ok during the day, but not really at night. babies should be on a firm surface without blankets or other soft materials nearby. it's hard to do that with your blanket, etc near the baby. i tried but got nervous and laid her in her crib. she sleeps with me in my bed during the day and she feels very comforted knowing i am near.. benefits both you and baby to be close like that. there are many sites online debating this topic, see a few and judge for yourself what you would like to do with it. let me know how it goes for you

I always hear of people sleeping with their baby and say they are light sleepers. I too consider myself a light sleeper. But once your baby is down, you can sleep a lot more sound than you think. I bought an arms reach mini co-sleeper. It's a crib type of bed that attaches to your bed. It keeps baby very safe and very close for b___stfeeding. I would recomend it to anybody. Plus when I would let my son sleep in bed with me, I would wake up so sore because I would not have moved. Another reason my son doesn't sleep in bed with us is because my husband is a firefighter/EMT and he said he has picked up too many babies that were sleeping in the same bed as their parents.

My baby is 5 weeks and i have just started letting her sleep with me. I have found that she only sleeps through the night laid next to me. I have tried to cpu her in her crib but she soon wakes up. I am very careful, making sure she doesnt sleep in the middle of the bed. I put her at my side, i make sure the pillow and my blankets are well away and she has her own on. I have found i wake up quite often to check where she is and make sure she is safe. My healthvisitor and all the books say there is nothing wrong with your baby in bed with you as long as you follow the safety rules. YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR BOUNTY BOOK (As long as your not on tablets, not feeling over tired etc) It also says that b___stfeeding mothers are more awear of the baby therefore less likely to roll over. I say go for it its a lovely feeling been close, just keep baby away from partner.

When my baby is sleeping next to me she sleeps longer through out the night as well. One thing I worry about is not being able to put her in her own room in a few weeks. She most likely will not care but it will be hard for me not to have her next to me or at least in the same room as me.

This is a tough debate. Some people are hard core against it, considering it dangerous. Others feel it is totally natural, and with the right precautions is not only not dangerous, but safer for baby. I am in that camp, but primarily, I have found it to be extremely convenient. I have slept great since I had my baby, except for the few nights I tried to put her in the ba__sinet. She usually wakes once or twice per night to eat (we go to bed around 10-11pm and get up 8-9am), usually with a 5-6 hour stretch in there. She seems happier being close to me and I sleep better not having to constantly sit up and feel to make sure she is breathing (as I did constantly with my first baby). I sleep with her between me and a bed rail and spend most of the night on my side facing her, so I do wake up with a crooked back some mornings. Also, hubby has not had the most comfortable sleep, but is willing to sacrifice to keep baby and me happy. I anticipate moving her to her crib around 3 months, as I did with my older daughter (she was in a ba__sinet in our room). Since I have lived through my older daughter's sleeping pattern changes, I think it is fair to say most kids will have issues at some point, regardless where they sleep during their first few months.

It is recommended that your baby sleeps in the same room as you till they are a year old. It is proven to reduce cot death