This Mom Doesn’t Care What You Think About Her Co-Sleeping for 9 Years

Stacey Solomon is a confident mom of two boys who doesn't care how strangers and mommy shamers feel about the way she raises her children. From being open about taking baths with her 9- and 5-year-old sons to now getting real about her nearly decade-long co-sleeping arrangement, this London mom is candid about her parenting without letting fear of judgment stop her.

Recently, Stacey and her boys hit a major milestone. After nine years of co-sleeping, this exhausted mom decided it was time for her children to spend the night in their own beds. So she got real on Instagram about the "sad" transition.

"Last night I spent the first night without my children coming in to my room and sleeping with me in nine years," she captioned a photo of her children being tucked into their new bunk beds. "I'm sure a lot of people will have something to say about that but I honestly don't care."

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However, just because the tuck-in process went well, that didn't mean the rest wouldn't be difficult for this mom and her newfound empty bed. "I assumed the novelty would wear off and they'd wake up in the night and come in but, I woke up to an empty bed after a full night's sleep and to my surprise there they were fast asleep in their bed," she wrote. "As happy as I am that this is the next phase and they're loving it … I can't help but feel a little sad that that's probably the first day of the rest of my child free bed time life."

For those who are still blissfully co-sleeping or nervous about what the transition to different beds is like, Stacey's candid post is a source of inspiration.