Maybe I'm the odd one.

[Dorthy]

Originally Posted by Magnolia Bloom

I It all works out if the parents follow their instincts, IMO.

Excellent advice! I don't think there is a right or wrong sleeping arrangement. It's up to the parents to do what feels right for them and what works best for their children.

[Kibbiekat]

Originally Posted by Magritte25

I understand and read what was written, but I'm not sure why that sort of thing should be a special occasion.

There is nothing wrong with having boundaries. There is no reason your kids SHOULD be allowed in your bed any old time they want.

[okpondlady]

My girls both started out in a bassinet until they were about 10 weeks old. Then they went to their cribs. There was one point in our married life that we co-slept though (if you want to call it that). My first husband was a truck driver and we lived in a LITTLE TINY house with a very cranky unreliable heater. I was pregnant with #2 and for warmth #1 slept with me most of the time. She clearly knew "When Daddy is home, HE sleeps with Mommy... and I sleep in my bed". It was May when #2 came along and the house was much warmer. That year we got a better heater and didn't share the bed nearly as much.

[MissingAll4Seasons]

My older (4 years) sister and I shared a room when we were kids, and my crib was in her/our room from the moment I came home from the hospital. I never slept in my parents room on any regular basis. If something happened with me in the middle of the night, and neither of my parents woke up and came in to check, then my sister checked on me or went an woke up one of my parents (usually Dad). Later my sister and I shared a bed, then later bunk beds, and finally we moved into a house with separate rooms when she was 14 & I was 10.

One place we stayed in was so horribly cold one winter that we all slept in the same bed one night before my Dad dragged a mattress and sleeping bags into their room at the foot of the bed for my sister and I so we only had to keep one room heated at night. But that was an extreme case.

Now, I did get to occasionally nap with my parents in their bed, or on the sofa, but that wasn't very common and was special. Sunday morning snuggling was also special, mostly because it was the only day that my Dad was home in the mornings and we had a little leisure time with nothing that had to be done immediately. The only other times I can remember ever going in to wake up my parents or sleep with them was if I was sick or had a really bad nightmare when my sister wasn't home. Otherwise, it was almost always my sister.

[paganmama80]

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

After reading the co-sleeping thread I realized I might be the odd one out! My mother had me in my own room from the time that she brought me home from the hospital. We lived in a two bedroom condo with a small upper floor so I wasn't all that far away. We also had a baby monitor. But I always slept in my own room. I also never got up as an older child and went to sleep in my parents bed. I never had a problem sleeping in my own room, aside from a little fear of the dark which I still have today, I like a night light. I was also taught never to get out of bed without my mom in the morning. I remember laying in bed yelling "Im ready to get up" and my mom coming in. this was to prevent us from getting up early and wandering.

My question is did anyone else have their newborn in her own room or am I an outlier on the statistic curve.

*raises hand*

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by Hopes

Don't play word games with me. Your comments were negative and judgemental via a passive aggressive manner.


SOME families might prefer to make clear rules and boundaries concerning the master bedroom so their children don't accidently walk in during the act.

I was merely questioning. I didn't say anything rude or negative.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by rkb0305

There is nothing wrong with having boundaries. There is no reason your kids SHOULD be allowed in your bed any old time they want.

It depends, IMO.

[twins4lynn]

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

After reading the co-sleeping thread I realized I might be the odd one out! My mother had me in my own room from the time that she brought me home from the hospital. We lived in a two bedroom condo with a small upper floor so I wasn't all that far away. We also had a baby monitor. But I always slept in my own room. I also never got up as an older child and went to sleep in my parents bed. I never had a problem sleeping in my own room, aside from a little fear of the dark which I still have today, I like a night light. I was also taught never to get out of bed without my mom in the morning. I remember laying in bed yelling "Im ready to get up" and my mom coming in. this was to prevent us from getting up early and wandering.

My question is did anyone else have their newborn in her own room or am I an outlier on the statistic curve.

I had my twins in my room in portable cribs until they were 4 months (sleeping through the night). Then they slept in their own room which had a baby monitor.

Once they were toddlers and able to get out of bed, if they woke early in the morning, they were to quietly come to my room. No yelling out and awakening others or wandering in the house.

[briannasmomma]

I had my daughter in our room until she was about 9 months. BUT that was only because we were in a one bedroom apartment. And around the time she was about 5 months, my husband and I started sleeping out on our couch, thankfully it's huge and comfortable. At 9 months we finally moved to a 2 bedroom apartment where we put her in her own room and she did just fine there. We are now in a house and I have transitioned her to a toddler bed and she is doing great with that as well.

[ADVentive]

Well, I guess my 2nd started out in her own room from day 1, but I was in there with her co-sleeping. I assume you mean in her own room alone, in which case the answer is no, we didn't do that with either of ours. We chose to co-sleep.