We had our baby in her kennel at night for about a year or more, and that was during the time she was being potty trained. But believe it or not, my husband felt sorry for her, and even though she didn't cry at night, he wanted her to sleep with us. Now she won't do anything else. It is fine, but sometimes she gets us up during the night to go out. We have never had an accident in bed. I love having her with us and wouldn't have it any other way. But I am glad that we did the kennel first so that we didn't have the accidents.