like you can't mention being tired or haivng a rough night without having the people around you immediately questioning your decisions when it comes to nighttime parenting?
We have had a rough week - I had the stomach flu and was incapacitated for a day (we had to give DS2 formula because nursing would make me sick and I couldn't even keep down water as it was), and now both DS1 and DS2 have had upset stomachs (only sick one time each thank God). DS2 seems to get stomach cramps even after nursing, and so our nights have been interspersed with the poor little guy kicking his legs and rolling around trying to get comfortable. I have had moments where I'm so uncomfortable that I toss and turn as well. Unfortunately, this means that there is little sleep to be had in our bed.
If I even bring up that I'm tired because of this flu, the first thing the majority of people have to say is, "maybe you should move him out of your bed and into a crib." We live in a trailer, with the master bedroom on one side and the other bedrooms on the exact other side. This means that if baby wakes up, I have to walk the entire length of the house to go help him, and since I'm an insomniac as it is, I'd be up for a couple of hours afterward. If I explain this, the next response is that maybe we should trying CIO; since he's be on the other side of the house, it's not like it should bother us if he cries.
Both DH and I love co-sleeping. When DS2 was born, he was one of those babies that you could just put down and he would go to sleep (at least until he starting teething). Even then, I put him in a playpen in our room at night, but it just felt unnatural having him sleep away from me. We brought him into our bed, and he snuggled in and has slept with us ever since. We would still have DS1 (he's 2 yo) in our bed, but he was waking up and pushing us out of 'his' space, so we moved him to his own bed (still in our room) where he sleeps very contentedly. I love pointing this out to the people who told me that if we let DS1 sleep with us, he would never be able to sleep on his own.
I guess I just needed to vent a bit. I don't make decisions based on what would be easiest for me; I base my decisions on what I think is right for my family. We decided to co-sleep for a reason, and a week's (or month's) worth of rough nights won't change that.
That's all you need to remember, right?! I completely understand where you are coming from. Our DS has been a pretty tough sleeper and by the time he was a year old, I really never mentioned much about it because I didn't want "advice." It's tough not having people in real life to be able to talk with about sleep issues!
I totally hear you, and agree with your reasoning. My dh thinks I'm torturing myself unnecessarily (which is the last thing I need to hear when I am exhausted to the point of tears). I also feel like my exhaustion mantra is boring to everyone in my life whether or not they agree with my parenting decisions -- including me! 
