Sleeping wth children

jingl I think you are worrying unnecessarily about the boy - the husband's position is a different matter.

I know someone, divorced, whose son insisted on sleeping in her bed most nights until he was about 10, for whatever reason.

He is now a strapping 25-year old, perfectly normal, a graduate, has a girlfriend, loads of friends and doing well.

Nope. It's not right.

Would you feel the same if the child was a girl, jingl? I only ask because one of my GDs often ends up in her mum's bed at some time during the night, although it's not a regular thing.

"not a regular thing" - key phrase.

Nothing to do with gender.

I don't believe there is no one else out there feels the same as I do!

Please speak up. Join up if necessary!

Maybe you've just got it wrong!

No I haven't!

OK, we're all wrong!

Nothing wrong with it at all ! So long as everybody is happy.

The lurkers haven't spoken up yet.

LARA - what d'you reckon?

The lurkers are the 'silent majority' they don't say much

Don't be looking at them for support

Unless of course you use a Swear Word in a thread title!

I agree jings, in normal circumstances I would put him/her back in their own bed.
In sickness or distress I would allow it, but not as a regular thing.

YAY !!!!!!!!! I'VE GOT AN AGREE-ER!!!!!!!!

Each to their own, I guess, but it's not something I'd be comfortable with.

ANOTHER ONE!!! #floodgates

#comingoutofthewoodworknow!

GS whos 7 and a bit would sleep in his mums bed given half the chance, but now that DD is in a new relationship and married, GS is not allowed to.

Dd co sleeps with both DGDs! They are now at 2 1/2 trying to get older to sleep in own room! She is NOT COOPERATING!
She is also breast feeding both of them!

It's alright at 2 and a half! Bless!

So at what age would you chuck 'em out then, jingl? By 2-3 they'll be used to sleeping in mum's bed and won't take kindly to being outsted. That's probably why some are still there at 6 or 7...

It's a bit disconcerting to me when people are so adamantly censorious of the habits of others.

And so absolutely certain that they are right.

It's even a bit scary!

My surprise is that dgd2 was conceived!

I don't suppose any of them will still be there in mum's bed by the time they reach puberty.