And how old was your co-sleeping child when they moved to their own bed?

[HappyNewFrannyandZooey]

Following on from the other thread about moving to a bed from a cot, just wondered at what age your little co-sleeper decided to move out of the family bed, or did you make the decision yourself?

I can't decide whether to get a bed ready for ds and wait for him to announce he wants to move into it (could be a long old wait tbh), or whether to wait till I think he is ready and then go out and get the bed, with lots of fuss and excitement and "what a big boy you are now" etc.

He's 2.9 btw. Dp and I honestly don't mind if he stays in our bed, but there are certain advantages when he does decide to leave. I also want it to be a positive thing for him, not something that happens before he is ready. Any advice appreciated.

Hi ds is 3 this month and has always been really good at going to sleep - the problem has been when he wakes up during the night. We co slept from birth on and off. At about 6 months moved from cot to a futon next to our bed as he was very unhappy in his cot and then into a single bed in our room, and finally into his own room at 2 yrs - all of the changes have been very gradual and he mostly goes to bed with the usual routine very well. But as I say the problem has been staying asleep - up until a couple of months ago he would wake at about midnight and would be awake anything from 1 to 4 hours - we have tried every trick in the book to both get him back to sleep and to encourage him to stay in his own bed but absolutely nothing worked and it caused so much stress and paranoia that we gave up trying about a year ago - DS comes in either with me or with DH (spare room!) when he wakes and luckily the period that he is awake has recently reduced to a few minutes most nights. On the one hand accepting that this will continue until DS is ready to sleep on his own has reduced the stress - however I do crave a good sleep as he is very restless - but he is also soooo cute (especially the wake up smile and kiss) and I will miss him when he does decide to stay in his own bed. Sorry this message is so long - this issue has been at the forefront of my being for a long, long time!! Good Luck to all with similar experiences

my dd came into our bed in the middle of the night until she was nearly six.She chose to do it and we rewarded her with stickers and a small pressie after 7 nights in her own bed.I missed her so much to start with .