We kinda fell into this but I'll be honest, I love it
. There is nothing more delicious than waking up to that first smile of the day, or curling up around that little body at night. I make sure we're safe and DH is enjoying his full night's sleep in the spare room!
Unfortunately it can't last, at least not in the way we're doing it now. At present I have to stay with him all night - I can just about slip out for a toilet break but that's about it, and so my days are ending rather early! When I go back to work (Sept) that won't be feasible, but I'd be happy to have him in with me when I come upstairs for the night (dh may not be, we'll see).
I've tried a couple of times in the last week to put him in the bedside crib. The result is the same as it was last time I tried: he startles a lot and eventually wakes at the end of a sleep cycle. We've managed a couple of hours in there at one point but he's a very light sleeper.
I have white noise going and we've been sleeping with a lovey so that it smells of me. I would like to eventually transition him but very very gently, since he is one of those babies who gets more and more worked up by crying. I can't handle him crying, either.
So, I'd like to hear your experiences and advice. Continue to enjoy this a while longer, make small steps towards him sleeping in the crib or try him in there every day?