We were away for the weekend, and my child would not go in the packnplay, so we put her in the bed with us. What a horrible night. She tossed and turned and slept sideways, tried to sleep on me (unsuccessfully, I never realized how bony I can be) she kicked me in the face, flapped her hands in my face...thankfully the next night, she realized the packnplay was the better option. Then last night, she was sick, so we brought her into our bed after the 10th time she woke up. I ended up giving her the monitor to stare at like a Tv and fell asleep.
We had to stop around 5 months because he moved too much and learned to sit up. Over Christmas he had to sleep with us at the inlaws (on a double bed!) and it was torture! I would have to pin him down to get him to sleep and I woke up with every movement. I miss the closeness but I really like having my sleep.