CO- Sleeping on holiday

[rubytuesday11]

At christmas I'll be visiting friends and relatives for 2 weeks with DD who will be 4 months by then. We are co-sleeping and usually in bed together by about 9. Obviously at Christmas I might want to be a bit more sociable and stay up later! So I was wondering what I should do r.e sleeping arrangements, particularly as there are smokers in one of the houses we are staying, so that means it is not safe for co-sleeping right? DH suggested a travel cot, but I'm not so sure this will be a good idea as she's used to co-sleeping and I'm already worried that all the travelling will be unsettling for her. At 4 months is this still an age where she would be happy to sleep in her sling, early evening, and then come to bed later with me? Even if there are distractions such as talking, people around? Or would it be better for someone to go with her into a quiet room when she sleeps as I know you shouldn't leave babies less than 6 months alone to sleep. I am really worried that the whole trip will be overstimulating for her, and just want to make sure that she sleeps well!

I travelled a lot with my 3 co-sleeping kids. Mine would not have been happy in a cot at that age. They were perfectly happy either sleeping in a sling at a noisy party, or being put to sleep in a separate room and left once asleep. I would use a monitor so you don't have to keep checking on them.
I would try to keep DD away from smokers if possible, but I think you are worrying too much about the smoke / co-sleeping issue. This guideline is for smoking parents, not for visits with a smoker.

DS at 4 months was a total nosy parker and needed to be taken away to go to sleep in a sling and then he was fine when brought back.

I'm hoping he'll be the same at 8 months by Christmas although we're working on spending the first part of the night in a cot.

thanks for the advice, DD is also very nosey! I think i will have to put her to sleep in a quiet room, and then maybe pop her in the sling afterwards.
snailoon I was thinking that the smoke would get in the mattrress so if you sleep in a bed that has been used by a smoker then isn't that dangerous whether or not you yourself smoke? I'm not sure.

Just to give you some hope; the only time my DS has ever slept through was on holiday in a travel cot aged 3 months. Prior to that we had only ever co-slept (waking to feed lots) and he would only ever nap on me. I was so worried about how it would work before the holiday and was ready to drive home on the second day if need be, but I think he just got knackered with all the new sights and people giving him attention. Went straight back to normal when we got home, little ratbag :)

I don't think you need to worry about the smoke (unless the smoker is smoking when your DC is in the room).

I have always co-slept - I just put my DS to sleep in the middle of the bed and move him over when I come to bed