8 month old still sleeps downstairs in the evenings

[PearlSupernova]

Looking for some advise please.
my (almost) 8 month old still sleeps downstairs in the living room with us in the evenings, until we go up to bed at 10ish, at which point I will breastfeed him and then he sleeps in his cot bed in our room.
He’s always napped downstairs in his bjorn bouncer during the day & evening. He’s normally asleep by 8pm. This works for us and he’s not bothered by the TV noise, the dog, etc. I have only just started taking him upstairs for his morning naps, while watching him on the monitor.
It seems almost everyone else I know takes their baby upstairs to sleep at 6-7:30, and watches them on the monitor whilst downstairs. I’ve been reluctant to do this, partly because we’re used to having him with us, but also because my partner would hardly see him during the week, as he leaves for work early, before the baby wakes, and is home around 18:30.

My question is, am I setting myself up for sleep issues later on by not putting my baby to sleep in his cot in the evening?

Thank you x

Sounds like my DD. We didn't really establish a cot routine for her until she was around 1, when I went back to work. We co-slept and she was always like Velcro. We just did the cot when we felt she was ready and it sort of coincided with her stopping breastfeeding. She was my second baby and I think I just felt more confident to do what worked for her not what it said in a book or online. With my DS things were really different and he slept well in a cot from 6 months. Babies are just all so different and if everyone is happy, I think just do whatever works!

My 10 month old doesn’t go to bed until 8-8.30! I just can’t get him to sleep any earlier with his wake windows and naps, and I already cap his second nap. I take him to bed and feed him to sleep, he goes in his cot from about 8.30 and I then go downstairs and spend time with husband while watching baby on the monitor. We then co sleep after his first wake up, usually about 1am.

I think if it works for you OP that’s what you have to do! We tried an earlier bedtime so many times, but he just wasn’t ready and it ended causing stress for us both. So many I know put their babies to bed at 7 but it just didn’t work for us. If your baby sleeps well downstairs and you are happy with that too then I see no need to stop!