Babies over 4mths

 I think it just depends on the baby. Lesieli (miss 12) always sleeped with her nana from day one till she was 5yrs and Mercedes (miss 6)  would snuggle up and nap with me when she was a bubba but Alize is like Elle, he hates me trying to lay down with him unless he is on the breast. I cant get him to even sleep in my bed he is a real "i need my space boy"

NEVER FEAR THO...... as they get older and more knowing (maybe 3yr cant remember the age) they will eventually like the odd snuggle up in bed so she will eventually snuggle up with you

I figured it must be a temperament thing as my girl is the ultimate Miss Independence. :) Even complete strangers have started saying "she looks such such an independent madam" Teehee....too right! It'll be a great quality when she is older. Can't wait for snuggles...they are slowly creeping in.

Elle was in bed with us for a while as a newborn...she was a mega cluster feeder in hosp so the nurses put her in bed with me and it took a while to get her into her own bed. Amazing how things change!

Alyssa sleeps with me after her first feed in the morning because she usually wakes about 5.30am and DH is out of bed by then. He hates her in our bed because he's worried he might squash her.
Natasha slept with us heaps when she was a baby, she was always sick with Asthma etc so I liked having her close. She would actually sleep on my shoulder away from DH. She hasn't jumped into bed with us again since she was about 4. And then there is Alex she'd still sleep with us if we let her but she's nearly adult size and takes up too much room. But she's lovely and warm so nice to snuggle with in winter.

Caleb would sleep with us but he wants to feed all night long. If he's in his cot he sleeps right through. On the weekends I often get him up at 6am, feed him and bed and put him between us and he sleeps really well. We used to put him in our bed instead of his cot when he was younger if he was unsettled and he'd sleep much better than in his cot.

Hannah will snuggle up with us but I'd rather she didn't. Kicking in the stomach wasn't fun when she was 1, definitely less than pleasant now she is 3 and has gangly limbs. And her thumb sucking is SO LOUD!!! ARGH.

Be careful what you wish for

we never co slept...and would never do it even now.

Ella comes in each morning for cuddles...sometimes more than others...but she doesnt like to lie there...she crawls around....

We coslept for a while with Caprece but shes not so keen on sleeping with us now and I don't really have the time to lie down and cuddle her to sleep or Jack will destroy everything.

We never really co slept with Jack but I had this stage where I really wanted him to at around 8 months but he was so not keen lol He would sleep with us at night but not as well as if he was in his bed.

Very recently (since he went down to one day sleep) hes started falling alseep all over the place and has fallen asleep on me a couple of times but again I can't leave him on me because I have a baby to look after

but if the question was 'would' I put him in my bed - Yep sure would.

if jack wakes too early in the morning for me and charli is still asleep, i'll put him in our bed and flick the tv on. he snuggles up with me and watches the tv but he is really wriggly

charli.....no way, she's the ultimate wriggler and won't stay still for 5mins