[i_love_my_moos]

DD was 2.7 when she started staying all night in her bed. DS was than a newborn and co sleeping with us as well. DS is nearly 2 and no signs of leavng. Once we get our own place we will get him in his own bed.

[Fez83]

I shall let you know when it happens, we are still doing it at 6 and 7

[howdo]

DS gradually moved out from about 2. That's when we would but him in his own bed but he didn't stop migrating in at some point until 4 or 5 years old.

[franklet]

4 or 5 for most of them. I have often shared my bed with four of them though. It doesn't bother me, I'm used to having a tiny tiny space to sleep in!

I have two in there at the moment and one who comes in once or so a week if she has a nightmare.

[Erma Gerd]

My first was about 2 when he went to his own bed, voluntarily- initially in our bedroom, then in his own. He still (now 5yo) comes into bed with us at about 5am many mornings, which is fine because that's when I tend to get up.

Child 2 is still in with us (aged 2y 3 months) and I'm thinking about offering her own bed soon, at least for some of the night.

[~*Twilight~Zone*...]

I don't think mine are every going to leave.

DD is 16 and sleeps on a bed next to me, sometimes if she is having a bad night I might wake to find her sleeping on the end of the bed.

DS is 11 and sleeps in bed with me. I have a huge king size bed and as we both sleep to the edge of the bed half the time I don't even know he is there.

I know with my kids it probably has something to do with the loss of their Dad but I also think they like the closeness of having someone near them when they sleep because when they have friends over they sleep in their own rooms and also have no problems staying over friends houses.

[carls888]

DD is four and now mostly sleeps in her own bed, but knows that ours is open for her at any time and maybe once a week or so she comes in.
DS has slept with us since birth and I really cannot see him ever moving out, I am hoping he does when he is 16...LOL!!!
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[EssentialBludger]

DD is 7 and has been sleeping with me for the last two years (and no, we never co slept when she was a baby )

TBH, I hate it. I hate co sleeping with anyone (DP included). I love nothing more than sprawling out in a queen size bed, and I'm less sh*tty in the morning when I've slept by myself. DD (and DP!) are bed hogs, I end up waking up with aching muscles and my back killing me. I just don't sleep well.

I bribe her with something every single night to sleep in her own bed. Sometimes it works, if shes particularly tired she might stay there all night. More often than not she's in my bed before 10pm.

Hell, I'm open to advice!

[~DrSeussRules~]

I wasn't intending to cause trouble. Just that this is one of those things that is confusing for children. If you willingly allow them into bed with you for years, then decide they can't and try to get them to change. In my mind, that is more cruel then starting out with clear guidelines from the beginning.

All mine have from time to time gone through weeks, months that they came and climbed in with us. Like others here it depended on how tired we were if we let them and what we knew the situation was. Mostly it was related to a change in their life. All 3 did it on and off for the first years of school. We are okay with that, but they still know that their bed is their bed and ours is ours. They have never been put to bed in our bed unless they are sick.

Both partner and I do not sleep well with kids in the bed. I wake up with sore muscles and very sleep deprived and with my work I can't allow it too much during the week. Man just is foul mood if he doesn't get good sleep and has a responsible job that requires him to be able to concentrate.

I understand children needing to be close in times of stress. but if it's just the normal thing for no reason after school age then to me that's too long.

[zibble]

I coslept with DS until he was nearly 2. He then went into a single bed in his room without too much problems. He is a great sleeper now. Hopefully his sister does the same.