[Bug-n-Bears-Mommy]

We had that issue with my step daughters. I, for one, was COMPLETELY against it. They were 20 months and just under 4 years old when we met. At first we had little choice since we lived in a very small 1 bedroom apartment. Not only that, but it was every other weekend as well so I just dealt with it. About a year later, we are in our house where they had their own room. It was HORRIBLE getting them to sleep in their own room. To boot, the youngest...now just under 3...asked me if I played the "naked game" with daddy. As she went on to describe how her mother and her boyfriend played this game, it was pretty evident that the co-sleeping was still going on at her mother's house and they were not careful about not just sleeping. It was then I started to develop and issue with even having the kids IN our room. Call it a mental issue, but it is my private space where DH and I do our "thing", and it makes me feel uncomfortable. Even if DH worked late at night, and we all watched TV in our room, they were/are never allowed under the same blankets as me. I think it is my way of protecting myself from a vindictive EX that will stop at nothing to stir up problems.

Now, with the boys, I feel a bit different. They slept IN our room, but always in the bassinette or playpen. When they were very small I would rock them to sleep while I laid in bed, but I think I was always afraid of squishing them. Now, they both sleep very well in their cribs, but we shall see what heppens when they graduate to big-boy beds!