Bedding for Parents

If you share your bedding with your toddler, chances are your evenings are cut short and your sex life non-existent. But for some parents the idea of setting up separate bedding for their child is simply not on the cards - for others the idea of having to share their bed is horrifying. The debate divides parents. Should your child have their own bed and bedding? Or is it natural to share yours?

Sharing your Bedding

A debate in the Daily Mail shows how strongly parents can feel on the issue. For some devoted mothers, sharing their bedding with their toddlers is fine, and co-sleeping completely acceptable until their children feel ready to move into their own bedrooms. For single mums and dads, or for parents who have separated sharing their bedding and co-sleeping is one way of spending more time with their children and building on their parent-child bond. And for career women forced to put their children into nursery, co-sleeping can be the only quality time they have - and sharing their bedding may help acquiesce the guilt some working parents feel.

Enough Bedding for Everyone?

But the debate around sharing bedding and a bed with children rages as some say the habit can kill a marriage or a relationship. The Mail profiled couples who co-sleep to explore the debate further. One mother, Victoria Lambert co-sleeps with her three year old. But it isn't just a question of trying to grab a fair share of the bedding - some of the problems of having a child in your bed include the fact the parents are forced into very early nights, killing their social life and taking away much needed 'me' time. It also means that the child can get priority over the bedding, leaving parents with a foot-wide space to try and get to sleep in. Other complaints include the heat - having three bodies under the bedding can generate high temperatures, add to this any accidents with nappies, going to bed can be a stressful affair. But for some parents sharing their bedding is a price worth paying for these tender years.

Co-sleeping Triggers Disturbed Sleep

In some cultures, co-sleeping is the norm, with around 93% of children sharing a bed in India - although it's worth considering co-sleeping in some cultures could be to do more with economics than choice. The cost of bedding, and the cost of housing means not everyone can afford dedicated bedrooms. For some mothers, the idea of sharing their bedding with their child may sound idyllic on paper but in reality can be a nightmare, triggering disturbed sleep, which in turn can ruin the next day. So much so, that one mother told the Mail that co-sleeping ruined her life, causing ructions to her marriage.

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