leematthew1234
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@rengb121 So people who prioritise their kids sleeping separately will say no, because obviously the child may want to do it more often. But whether or not this is an issue is completely down to your family and priorities. From a science based perspective there isn't as much to say here as they are old enough to bed share safely. It's your personal preference. If you and your child enjoy sleeping together occasionally you really don't need our input. It's not all or nothing, you can trial something and backtrack if it's not working, and explain why to the child. Even if sleep quality is slightly reduced, once a week wouldn't really be an issue and you can reassess if that's happening.
Example, I was sharing with my toddler in a king bed. To try to transition her to a toddler bed I had to climb in with her for part of the night, but as she isn't quite ready, it involved a lot of bed merry go round in the middle of the night, and squishing myself on the edge of the toddler bed. Everyone sleeps a lot better straight through if we just stay in the king bed together. She asked me about it and I said if she thinks she can sleep alone she is welcome to try the toddler bed, but I didn't sleep good trying to squeeze in, so I won't be sleeping in there with her. She did accept that
Example, I was sharing with my toddler in a king bed. To try to transition her to a toddler bed I had to climb in with her for part of the night, but as she isn't quite ready, it involved a lot of bed merry go round in the middle of the night, and squishing myself on the edge of the toddler bed. Everyone sleeps a lot better straight through if we just stay in the king bed together. She asked me about it and I said if she thinks she can sleep alone she is welcome to try the toddler bed, but I didn't sleep good trying to squeeze in, so I won't be sleeping in there with her. She did accept that