- my son slept in my bed with my SO and I EVERY NIGHT for 6 months straight, first night he was put in his crib he slept through the night and hasn't gone back to sleeping in our bed since. 

"Don't bed share because your son will be too dependent and never want to leave your side!" 

- my 7 month old is the most social baby I've met. He goes to ANYONE with a smile on his face. (yes, I can leave the room too!) 

"Don't bed share because then your baby will never want to be alone!" 

- my son spends hours in his crib, playpen and pack and play playing with his toys minding his business. 

"Don't bed share because you'll NEVER sleep. Your baby will keep you up all night" 

- I slept better with my baby in my arms than I ever have 

"Don't bed share because you'll NEVER have sex" 

- I don't have sex while I sleep and I bed share when I sleep. If we wanted sex we'd put our son in his crib, or sleeper. 

"Don't bed share because it could lead to some serious arguments" 

- are you kidding me? The night I had my son sleep in his crib my SO begged for us to put him back in bed with us. He's his son too, if he's going to argue about his son sleeping with us there's some issues there. 

"Don't bed share because it'll tear your relationship apart"

- listen, if OUR son sleeping with us tears our relationship apart it was meant to be torn. If anything, him sleeping with us brought us together as a family. 

I completely understand that there's risks involved and that bed sharing is NOT for everyone. I'm also not saying everyone should bed share. I know that some couples arent able to see eachother every night and I can see where you'd only have nights to eachother and want a baby in a crib. I'm solely speaking about my experience and I'm not attacking the risks or circumstances of others - I'm "attacking" those people who've NEVER bed shared and still try to tell me why I shouldn't bed share (risks excluded). Would you tell someone how to play a sport that you've never played? No. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Don't assume. 

I'm just so sick of the bed sharing children stereotype.