Reply #48: My son co-slept with us from birth to 6 months..

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

At 6 months he started sleeping all stretched out and he was taking up too much space in our bed, so we started him sleeping in his own crib. Co-sleeping worked well with breast feeding because my son could feed and I could sleep at the same time. I don't think co-sleeping is inappropriate at any age or with any gender, but I do think it is better for the child to learn to sleep on their own and it is good for the parents to have some time away from their kids (privacy).