Lucas is coming up 4 months and started in a bassinette beside our bed, not just because he didn't cry (he shuffled around and my ears tuned into that noise and i woke up??!! Who knew that would be enuf) and as he was a LONG baby he went into a cot very quickly, I have his cot beside my bed now, i dont know if i would hear him otherwise and as its freezing where i am, its convenient to just reach over grab him and feed him and put him back, but each to their own and you have to find what works for you.