I'm sure there has been a past post on this subject, but I was not able to find it. Anyways, we are in the process of adopting a 2-yr old and 1-yr old and hope to bring them home very soon. Concerning the current sleeping arrangement of the children, the 1-yr old sleeps by himself, however, the 2-yr old's bed is pushed up against another toddler's bed. So she is accustomed to sleeping with another toddler. We have read the recommended books about cosleeping for attachment and our IA Physician is very pro-cosleeping for the first year. So we feel that cosleeping would be beneficial for both children. But I was wondering what other parents have done. Did you cosleep at night and naps in their beds/cribs? And how long did you cosleep for? And how was the adjustment for the child(ren) after they began sleeping in their own beds? On the other hand, if they were in their own beds/cribs from the beginning--I'm a very light sleeper, so I would be there in a matter of a second to attend to them if they would start to cry in the middle of the night and a full-size bed is rather small for 4 people too
Just need some advice from the experienced ones out there. Thanks again!