If you are practicing «
co-sleeping» (you may need a
king -
sized bed) your older child will also be getting a lot of physical contact from both of you during the night, and that is very helpful at such a time, especially if your child is
in day - care during the day.
When we become parents, my husband and I plan to
co-sleep in a queen (or hopefully)
king size bed, probably with the family
bed cosleeper (seems more comfortable than a rail and more space - efficient than a arm's reach cosleeper).