DS, seven months, still sleeps in his pram at night. Toddler bed next or crib?

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My son is seven months next week. For the first two months he co-slept, until silent reflux reared its head. Ever since, he has slept at a 45-degree angle in his pram--until 5.5 months next to our bed, and ever since in the nursery.

How on earth do we transfer him to a crib, given that he hates it with a passion? I BF to sleep, but somehow he senses the long descent from my arms to crib, wakens and screams. I absolutely don't want to do CC, as DS is a typical high-needs baby (colic/reflux alumni, incredibly alert etc.). He naps really well on our bed, so sleeping flat is no longer an issue. Most nights he does twelve hours, with the odd wake-up here and there.

Is a toddler bed a foolish idea (we're thinking with guard rails). Or do I somehow persevere with the crib?

Could to start by trying to do naps in the cot and then eventually move to night sleep?

DS 8 months still doesn't like his cot that much and so I often put a rolled up towel from his waist downwards so it feels cosier and more like his Moses basket that he slept so well in.