My baby is nearly 8 months old and has largely been a good sleeper. When she was about 5 months old we introduced a comforter to her to help her settle from being awake in her cot at night. Once asleep it was removed and for a fair while if she woke in the night it wasn't automatically given back to her but since she moved into her own room I have been relying on it more when she wakes in the night. She no longer needs night feeds, just something to help her settle between sleep cycles, sometimes she will only be up once, sometimes it can be 5 times, I don't know why every night is different.
Anyway, as a result of giving het the comforter more she has come to rely on it to get her back to sleep and I am often awake a long time waiting for her to be deeply asleep before I can remove it without waking her up. I know it is unsafe to leave anything in the cot until she is 12 months old so am now stuck, not sure whether to wean her off it (which does seem like a shame because she likes it and it does help her) or wait a few more months until she can keep it in the cot (or is it still risky?) I can't seem to find any advice about this as all I've read says introducing a comforter is a good thing. Advice much appreciated.