Tips for stopping co-sleeping

[finnbird]

I started to co-sleep with DC2 since birth as had horrific time sleep-training DC1 when he was a baby and figured co-sleeping would be easier with bf after having a CS.
Well, DC1 now sleeps beautifully (4yrs later!), but I'm starting to get tired having my 10 months old DC2 in our bed snacking of me throughout the night. Can anyone recommend any techniques/books to gently stop co-sleeping and encourage DC2 to sleep in his own bed/room? I really want to avoid controlled crying, but don't know what to do. DC2 goes to sleep quite nicely in his own cot after evening bf, but wakes up around 9-10pm and doesn't settle well after that unless I'm in bed offering him bf all night. I'm knackered!!

hi, first there is no way to "gently stop" co sleeping, there's gonnal be lots of tears and yourre going to have to be firm.

Put him to sleep in his bed at bed time do the normal story time etc install a low light in his room so he;s not frigtened. He will find this strange at first and probably trot round to your room or start crying, but each time (and its tiring cos it could 100 times!) you have to take him back to his bed, until he realises you mean business. Good luck.