I would prefer that at least Mimi not sleep with us, and she rarely does (she prefers my daughter). Not only am I a very light sleeper, and Mimi is one of those that wants to be on your head, my husband is very much an asthmatic (sp?) and she doesn't need to be near his face. Butter usually sleeps beside me or at our feet, but he wakes up around 4-5 am and wakes us up, banging the blinds to go outdoors. What a pain! One or the other wakes me up no less than 2 times each night for something and it does drive me crazy! If they could cuddle up at our feet and sleep while we sleep, I'd be fine with it! For the same reasons, our dogs no longer sleep in our room, but we've not found a way to keep the cats out!