Co sleeping bad or good?!

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Hi there, I'm a new mum to a 5 week old and he hates his Chico next to me crib so I end up giving in and letting him sleep with me and my partner. I'm just asking for advice on how I can get my son to sleep in his crib?? Or should I continue to co sleep till he's a bit older, if yes, till what age??

I'm pro co sleeping. Just make sure you read the guidelines for safe co sleeping and make an informed choice.

In terms of when to stop? Well 6 yr old DD still sleeps with me a couple of nights a week. There is no time limit IMO.

It’s very much a personal decision. If co-sleeping is working for you, and you feel happy do it, then by all means carry on for as long as you want. All I would say is make sure you have taken active steps to make sure you are doing it safely.
The lullaby trust provide some good information to help with safe cosleeping.

If it is sometime you don’t wish to continue then there are ways to work on getting baby back in the crib.
When you say he hates is, what do you mean? Can you put him down in it at all? Or just for short periods? What does he sleep in (ie blankets/sleeping bag)? Are you breastfeed or bottle feeding?

Just google for safe Co-sleeping guidance and then continue for as long as you feel it’s needed or you’re happy to do so. Does he go in the next to me crib at all or with you from the start of the night? If he’ll spend even a short amount of time at the beginning of the night, then you might find that extends naturally as he grows.

For the first few months they still love to be so close to you. But I co slept with all 3 of my babies, and even now, 4yo dc3 will clamber in if he wakes in the night.

Mine co slept until [clears throat] until 6. In fact dd curled up in my bed the other week when she was sick at 20

I stated to really co sleep when ds was sick around 6months he wouldn't sleep on his cot at all.
He's 19 months now and is still in the bed, which has its ups and downs but more ups. He's very loving and sings to me when he sleeps.
My other ds co sleep to but the eldest was in his bed but 2 1/2 and the other about the same even though there was a few nights up until 10 when we would watch a film and cuddle.

I think cosleeping makes life much easier, particularly if breastfeeding.

I coslept from birth my two DC. DC1 was a good sleeper and at 6 months it became clear that she would likely sleep better on her own so was moved to a cot in her own room. DC2 was and still is a bad sleeper, he was in our bed until about 14 months, at which point he moved into a single bed on the floor in his sister's room. He's two now and DH sleeps in his bed with him every night. It's just what makes the nights easiest.

You figure it out based on how your baby is doing and what helps everyone get the most sleep

@babycatcher411 he just doesn't settle, so let's say when he wakes up for a feed (formula fed baby), After the feed, Burped and rocked back to sleep, I place him into the crib, he then wakes up almost immediately, and just doesn't settle till he's back in with me. However in saying this, I've put him in a grow bag tonight and he's slept in the crib from 11pm - 2:30am (woke up for a feed) went back down at 3:30am and now currently still asleep with some stirs, so hopefully he will do the whole night and hopefully the gro bag will work! I will keep you updated!!!!

Hey everyone, thank you so much for your feedback, I have put him in a gro bag tonight and he had slept in his crib, it's currently 4am and now I am the one struggling to sleep as I miss him being in the bed with me! We just can't win haha!! Will keep you updated if he stays in the crib for the night!! But so far so good, but I do miss his cuddles!!!