Transfer to cot - how did YOU do it?

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DD is 11 weeks old. Currently co sleep in same bed but planning to try and transfer her to a cot in my room this week. She sleeps really well, but for some reason I've got it in my head it's not going to work and I don't want to disrupt life as it's working well. I know I'd feel better if she slept in her cot though.

How did you do it? I know I just need to bite the bullet, but any advice gratefully received.

I had the cot next to my bed to start with, with the side off, and baby inside the cot (but in a moses basket in the cot rather than having the cot made up as a bed IYSWIM).
So she was still lying within a couple of feet of me, and easy access for feeding, so I didnt have to get out of bed.

You know, I had the same worries and ds has only just gone into is cot at 6 months. I can say it has gone without a hitch He seems to sleep much much better in his own room which is surprising as when we wee co sleeping he literally had to be in contact with me the whole time- if I even tried to peel my arm away he would wake up! It has not been a problem in his cot, if he fusses a quick stroke of his head seems to be enough to soothe him. It has given me a break too. EVen though my bedroom opens onto the living room, I was on edge in case he fell out of bed (which never happened btw!) that I was compelled to check on him every few minutes.

I had our dd in the moses basket right next to the bed until she was 4 months old, only had to lean over to reach her for night feeding. Then transfered her to the cot, using matchig bed linen as her moses basket, so it was very similar. She was fine, it bothered me more I think.

always had her in the cot, so no need to move.

Know what you mean about not wanting to change anything when it's "working" - we swaddled her to 6 months in a blanket that barely went around her by the end (more than one of same style blanket btw)

DD was in a Moses basket in our room for the first four weeks. I did most of her day feeds in her room from day 1, and from around 2 weeks (ie DH going back to work), did those in her room so she was used to the room, then did a couple of days where she had her day naps in the cot before doing the night sleeps. She was swaddled in both the basket and the cot. More a big deal for me, having the noise level change so much! But I think we both slept a lot better for it.

I've never co-slept but was also gonna suggest have the cot against the bed with the side off for a while

We did it the same way as 27- moved him to his cot next to our bed with the side off, at around 10 weeks or so. Then sometimes, late at night, he would still move to our bed between us, but in general he very quickly took to his cot, & went there for naptimes etc. A couple of weeks ago (my boy is now 18 weeks) we moved him to his own room, in his cot, & he took surprisingly well to it, due to being used to his cot already. Still, we bring him to our bed around 2 am or so, until the morning, just so that we can get better sleep (I'm bf him). But I think it won't be a problem, as long as you start with your daughter's cot next to your bed, and do it a bit gradually.

I just tried it cold turkey to see how it went, and to my surprise, my son never worried, in fact he slept better.

Might be worth trying first, if dd gets upset then do a gradual thing everyone else suggests. My son was around 12 weeks.