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do i stop cosleeping before he gets his own room or wait til then?

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WelshCat · 07/05/2011 21:11

DS is 9 months, im living with familly at the moment so sharing with him still. he starts off in his own cot every night, but always ends up in my bed, sometimes at 10pm, sometimes not til 5am, he only wakes the once usually but demands to come into my bed. im hoping to move out soon so DS can have his own room, but im wondering when to encourage him to stay in his own cot? part of me thinks whats the point now, but maybe it would be easier going into his own room if he is used to not coming into my bed. im not overly annoyed that he comes into my bed but he does take up a lot of room and i know i have to stop him eventually!! any suggestions on when to start it?

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norwegianwood · 08/05/2011 01:30

Think its entirely your preference.
DD coslept on and off for 2.5years. When she finally got her own room in a new house she slept there fine the first night and has ever since.
DS2 is 13 months and still in our room, but we are moving house soon and I am looking forward to him having his own room. So in anticipation of that I have stopped cosleeping with him. He sleeps so well in his cot now I don't imagine any problems when we finally evict put him in his own room.
At the end of the day its up to you. It is hard to stop when they are in your room, you can hear every sniffle, every cry for you. I never thought I could do it. But I did.
I truly think the main thing is though that once you have decided the absolutely stick to your decision,

WelshCat · 09/05/2011 20:28

thanks for the reply, good to know it will prob be ok whenever i do it! have got a bigger cot for him to try and entice him to stay in his own bed... :)

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