Am thinking of letting children share a bed, am i mad?

[SnowmAngeliz]

Hi all.
Well my dd1 is 4 and my dd2 is 10 months and i'm due again in September. DD2 has been sort of half in cot and half co-sleeping so obviously not ready to be kicked out yet

It was just a fleeting thought that has been niggling me and iu thought, what if i got a double matress for them to share as they adore each other and snuggles. It would mean also that i could lie down with them and get them to sleep without manically runnin between 3 beds and i just like the idea of shared beds. Some of my happieast childhood memories are 5 of us sharing a bed at my nana's but that could be as it was only once in a blue moon.

So, wise ones, has anyone else done this or if not, what are your views?

My girls shared a bed (actually seperated bunk beds pushed togetherfrom ages 2&3 to 5&6, with no problems at all. The single bed thing also meant that I could change one bed in the night without having to wake the other child unless really flooded.

They still share a room, but have bunks with a 4' bed on the bottom, and single on top. DD2 is hoping baby no 3 will share the bottom one with her (not even born yet!)

I'd definitely recommend ti if they are interested, particularly if space is at a premium.

My aunts still share a bed when they go on holiday together, they're famous for it in the family (I don't think they did as kids though- there's a big age gap).

Id go the single route (perhaps singles that could be bunks) then you have have flexibility.

I think children sharing a bed is a lovely idea. Many cultures bed share and have done for many years gone by and it's something that I'll definitely allow my DD's to do, if they want to in the future. I like the security and cosiness of it!

(Had an interesting chat with a friend over the weekend about the divisions in family and society. We brought it right down to the lack of co-sleeping and sibling co-sleeping after a couple of hours (and a couple more drinks) )

I've just shared a bed for 3 nights with ds (went on a city break and ended up in a double bed room). We did cosleep when he was a baby but he's nearly 3 now and I did wonder how it would work out.

He spent 3 nights with one part of his body always touching one part of my body and if I moved away he would come to find me like a heat seeking missile.

Got home yesterday and he happily went off to sleep in his own bed.

If they want to sleep together then let them - nothing is forever, and I'm sure they will cope being on their own when the time comes.