to get DS out of bed and put him in mine?

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so I can snuggle up to him. He's 4, and gorgeous and cuddly.
He wouldn't wake up

It's not really promoting the independence I want!

Chipping, she was saying this due to the fact that this site is rather harsh.

It is a lovely thread. I really miss snuggling up to DS but he just wants to BF constantly when I'm in the bed (he is four) and it wakes him up so Daddy sleeps next to him and gets the kicks cuddles. I don't even get to cuddle up to DD at night much as we would like to because she is a hulking eleven years of age and almost my size.

We all need one huuuuuuuge bed I think. That would be good.

Oh God, I could just eat your DS up, youngblowfish - what a handsome little chap he is

Oh this thread was such a rare pleasure to read

I have my delish 7 year old snuggling in to my back right now, he isn't ill, just said he's hardly seen me today ( busy day) and that he missed me! Heart melted.

Enjoy it, they are young such a short time.

Agree with all, a lovely thread.

I am currently cuddled up to my gorgeous 6 year old son as he asked very nicely if he could sleep in our bed tonight.
My husband is in his bunk bed though as I have the flu and am a coughing, shivering, sweaty mess! Thankfully DS is oblivious and actually was sleep-giggling a while ago! We co-slept till he was four and a half till my DD came along. He used to actually climb into my pj bottoms with me!

I co sleep with DD too when she wakes up at some Point in the night. There is no sweeter pleasure than the warmth Of your children next to you!

Oh WinterIsComing, you are lovely, thank you! Had a sneaky peek at your beautiful girls, I love the baby in the bucket and I need those pink glasses!

DS touches my face and my neck and babbles to me when he wakes up before me, grins when I open my eyes and then giggles as I kiss him. I do wish he could sleep more and shit less and entertain himself while I am MNeting working, but it does not make the night-time/morning magic any less delicious.

fuzzynaval

It's not really promoting the independence I want!

Doesn't seem like the kind of thing you'd say because it can be harsh around here? Surely you'd say something more like 'I know it's not popular on mn' or 'I know I'll get a pasting but...'

?? Anyway - not important :)

this wasn't meant to be a co-sleeping debate, I was just after the aahh factor! I didn't realise it was a hot topic
I left him where he was in the end.
I think he would get used to it, and want to do it all the time.
He sleeps well now, but we have had problems in the past
Will ask him if he wants to do it for one night! Make sure he realises it's a special occasion

We have a giant bed! Two king size mattresses on the floor, we can't fit anything else in our bedroom but it is great. DD1 (5) and DD2 (2) sleep on one side at the moment, DP and I (and the bump) on the other. I am forever taking pictures of the DDs asleep holding hands, it is adorable!

ds has only recently started sleeping in his own bed (he is 4) but still c omes into mine in the night. its lovely he will not want to do it forever and there is nothing more natural and wonderful than cuddling up to your child/children

my lovely 4 year old is always in our bed, always has been he is such a lovely snuggly little fellow. I rarely fetch him in but he usually arrives at about 3am Dont know WHAT we did wrong with DS2(2.5), if you try and cuddle him he licks you and runs off!!! Having said that he loves getting in our bed for a snooze but he wont cuddle up! Luckily we have a mahoosive bed so when DD starts getting in too we shouldnt be too squished. love those family weekend mornings in bed! its so cliche, but so lovely too :)

i co-sleep with my 3 year old and my nwwborn. where they sleep has nothin to do with how independent they are.

and you won't go to your grave wishing you'd had fewer cuddles when they were young

my ds is 6 and sleeping in my bed at the minute. i sold his bed and am waiting for ds2's to sell so i can bring their new (already bought) beds into the house for them, but i'm not rushing it . i love having him in the bed with me. sometimes he wakes up in the night and we chat and cuddle. i love it. ds2 is a nightmare to share with. he is 2 and never settled well in bed beside me, even though we co-slept from the start. but ds1 has always been a bed bug. he stopped doing it for a couple of years when his dad and i were together. his dad didn't like him coming in and it made me really sad but he can come in as much as he wants now.

i do however remember lifting him from his cot for a cuddle once as a baby and boy did i regret it. he woldn't go back to sleep the whole night. screeching on and off for hours!!