Don't think there's anything wrong with letting lo come into bed. If it means you can get a couple of extra minutes (or hour if you're lucky) rest then so be it.

I breast fed ds till he was 18 months & I used to bring him in with me if he woke in the morning (usually he used to wake about 5 ish but it's just tooo early to get up then) so sometimes it was easier to pop him in bed with us and get a few extra winks (hub not so happy but sod him he's not the one getting out of bed lol). If he was ill I'd sometimes bring him into bed with us but generally he would go to bed on his own (we had a bit of a problem when he was about 6 months old but I started to get into his cot with him (he had a cot bed) and that got him used to sleeping it took about a week to settle him down & then he was fine. He's now nearly 4 and hardly ever comes in bed with us. The odd occassion at the weekend I let him watch a bit of telly in bed with my dd but usually in the morning he's more happy playing in his room till he wants to have his breakfast (he usually wakes about 6ish and gets himself dressed and has a play. My beautiful little soldier)

My dd is 7 months old and with her I've let her come into bed with me from an early age as it's just so much easier. She sleeps well she goes to bed at 7pm. I'd stopped giving her a dream feed but noticed that she was waking up about 4am so I've started that up again. I could never seem to manage dream feeds with ds but it's such a doddle this time with dd. She will usually sleep till about 5 when she's had a dream feed. We've noticed this past week though she's not necessarily want to feed she just wants to play and wake daddy up LOL Mummy doesn't care as long as I can rest my eyes a little longer lol.

End of the day you've got to do what's best and more convenient for you.

God what an essay SORRY

my ds did this when he was tiny, then once he was in his own cot in his room he stopped and stayed there happily all night (apart from feeds!)  /once he was a bit older (prob about a year or so) he often woke early and I would bring him in with us for an extra doze  lol - hes now almost 3 and still comes into our bed around 6 most mornings and mostly goes back to sleep for another hour or so.  have a 5 week old dd and she doesnt settle past 5am so comes in for cuddles - am sure she will stop when she is ready and I like the cuddles!  is not a 'bad' habit cos its quite nice!

My lo is 5m & now co sleeps all night with me, started with the 4m growth spurt. I'm getting him used to naps in his cot as he will eventually move out but I am quite happy sleeping with him, plan to continue until he is off the boob & just hope hubby doesn't mind 3 in the bed until next year!! or whenever...x

this is exactly what we do and have done since DD was about 8 weeks! She is now 7 months and I just don't like getting up at 6am hence she comes to bed for a cuddle, then we get up at around 8. She is perfectly capable of sleeping in her own bed, so I'm not worried, it's not like it's the whole night or anything. And if she still creeps into bed for a cuddle when she's 2 or 3 then so be it!

It doesn't sound like a bad habit to me, as long as lo is used to doing both, it gives you some flexibility. You will find that things will change so much over the coming year, it's best not to be too rigid and just go with the flow. When your lo is about four months old, he/she will have a huge growth spurt and will be feeding off you all night and they usually don't recover from this until they start solids at 6 months, when you go thru this, it's best to just bring lo into bed with you so that you can feed all night and still get some sleep. Contrary to popular belief, 'bad habits' are not difficult to break. My lo came into bed with me at 4 months and I got him back in his own cot and sleeping thru at 8 months within 4 days! Without any crying!

Try not to worry yourself about these things, just go with the flow and things will be much easier for you xx

lo has started going to bed on her own, in moses basket next to our bed, she is 7 weeks, we do well during the night making sure she goes back in after feeds, unitl around 6 in the morning when she gets really restless and grunts and strains constantly.its at this point that i cant help but put her in bed with me where she will have a bf lying down and will stay until we get up - any attempts to put her back in basket fail miserably.  i know this is a bad habit, and want to try to break it when she goes in cot in own room, is this likely to work or should i really try to stop doing it now? im worried it will still be happening in 2 years time!