U r living my life! My daughter did the same thing although not as early as yours. After months of stressing and people telling me how bad it was, someone gave me the best advise of all... How many 15 year olds are still sleeping in their parents beds??  Dont stress about it, who wouldnt wanna cuddle up to mum? Its nice and cosy in your bed and she likes that. Enjoy it!

with my first child i was co- sleeping with until one night i was breastfeeding him in bed and i fell asleep while i was feeding him and i woke in a panic, as i felt something wasnt right, (i was still half asleep) i picked him up  he was very floppy, this was enough to wake me up  properly. as i was moving him, he moved. I thought that i had suffecated him while i was feeding him, luckely he was only in a deep sleep, from then on i got out of bed to feed him. After that most nights he slept in his own bed. until he was about 12 months we moved and he wouldnt sleep in his own bed. he is now 5 and he stopped sleeping in our bed when he was 3.5yrs. and i havent let the girls sleep in our bed as i know how hard it is to break the habbit.

Where does she sleep throught he day? I have my son in his cot through the day and in the basinet of a night.

When she is in the basinet and is crying try to calm her without picking her up, it is hard but if you stick with it, over a few days she will realise that you mean buisness and will settle into sleeping alone.

I would only pick my son up if he hadn't stopped screaming after about 20 to 30mins settle him then put him streight back down once he was calmer. It has worked like a dream. I was too scared to have him in bed with me through the night because I had heard too many stories of mum rolling onto their babies and smothering them.

I hope this works for you. Good Luck.

I was never a big fan of co-sleeping until I had kids.  LOL.  My first one was in bed with me for the first 3 months and we both slept almost all night long.  I was so rested and cheery.  At three months we put him in the crib and he was fine.  Then he got his first tooth and we were back to square one.  LOL. 

We got him back out of our bed at 14 months.  Now I have a newborn.  He is in my bed as well and we are both sleeping great.  I'm so lazy that I can't imagine getting up lots at night.  Good luck to you.

All kids are different, but here's what worked for my son:

I couldn't co-sleep with my son, as my husband has RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) and I was afraid he might kick him by accident.

So, I would sleep on the couch in the evening with the basinette pulled right up beside me.  My basinette has wheels, so it's easy to wheel about.

Anyway, I was right next to him, but in a different bed and if he needed me, I'd just reach in and take care of him.  Now, I was pretty tired for a few days, but it worked like a charm.  My son sleeps on his own like a pro.  Rarely any issues with waking in the night.  Just recently not wanting to go to bed because he doesn't want to miss anything.

I'd still take him in bed with me for the odd nap during the day, but never at night.  Now some of my friends are saying they wished they'd done the same thing.  One's due in a couple of weeks and is going to try it, so i guess we'll see if it works for her too, and wasn't just good for my son.

Hi,

I had the same problem! Once in she thought she was in heaven! However, I was so worried about her in case I or my husband rolled over or she managed to get down under the blanket. I used to sleep with one arm out sideways so my husband couldn't roll too close and put a very light breathable cover on the bed until I slowly but surely got her into the bassinet next to the bed for longer periods of time!  She didn't sleep much for the first 4 months - awake every 1 1/2 - 2 hours so having her next to the bed was handy, but I found that due to being so tired, I was falling asleep with her feeding lying next to me and compounding the problem. I started to get up and sit in a chair to feed her, then putting her back into the bassinett. This worked much better- less sleep for me, but much better quality once I was asleep! Babies love the comfort and close body contact snuggling up to mum gives them, but there are dangers associated with co-sleeping too!

She prefers to be near you - take it as a compliment!!! When she's a teenager she might not want to be in the same house as you.... but perhaps we shouldnt scare ourselves by thinking that far ahead!

My DD1 came in with me at 2 weeks with an awful cold - she couldnt breathe while she was feeding, so the only thing I could do was sit up and hold her upright to feed her! After 2 weeks surrounded by pillows to convince myself I wouldnt drop her, her cold was over, and she was just as adamant as your daughter that she wouldnt go back in the basket!

So I played it one step at a time - first I taught her to feed laying down, then I promised myself ONCE every night I would put her in her basket albeit asleep to get her used to it again. Eventually she slept in it longer and longer. I used the same tactic at 6.5 months to evict her from my room. I seem to remember that I also evicted my husband so that I only had to worry about one of us getting disturbed by the battle - it was too tempting to feed her and leave her in with me so he wouldnt get disturbed!

With my 2nd girl I have "sidecar'd" a cot to the bed, so she is already used to being in her own space but can wriggle across to me (and Im amazed how early she did wriggle into my bed!) for a feed, which might be an option for you to consider.

Whatever you decide, DONT PANIC! Take tiny, manageable steps. Believe me, it's good practice for later for tackling all manner of undesirable things!

Hello,

My son sleeps with my husband and I and he is 4years old.  We don't mind it and we figure one day he will just get up and say I want my own bed.  He has been becoming so independent all of a sudden so I think he is going to ask me on his own soon.  I figure he will only be my baby for a couple of years and then next thing you know he is a teenager not wanting me to hug him or hold him so I figure I must take advantage while I can.   Do what feels right for you. 

Despite popular belief, babies don't sleep in your bed forever.  I co-slept from the start as I'm a believer that my baby belongs with me at all times.  Just prior to her second birthday she decided to sleep in her bed as I have always provided a room for her and let her make the final choice on where she'll sleep best.  She only ever sleeps with me if we are travelling and have to share a bed, if she is sick, or if something has happened to really upset her. That's very rare though, she loves her own bed and is secure just knowing my door is open to her if she needs it.  It's not a mistake, it's the way nature intended.  That's just my thoughts though, hope it helps.