Getting out of co sleeping

[happywheezer]

Any advice? I have DS2 who is 10 months old.
We co sleeps and I hate it.
My husband brought him to bed when he was a smaller baby so he didn't have to get up so many times a night.
We sleep with DS in patterns. My DH does 4 nights when he's off and I do the nights when he works. We have a large bed and I still have to sleep in the corner! It is affecting how I sleep.
I don't know whether to wait until DS2 has his own bed and room- DS1 slept better when he slept in his room, he never co slept btw.

I don't know whether to say to DH that he got us into this mess, he can get us out of it!
How do you stop co sleeping? or ease it off? Any help needed!

Can you sidecar a cot so you're still co-sleeping but not bed sharing? That would give you some more space!

What do you want to do? Are you happy to continue co-sleeping as long as you get some decent sleep? Or do you want to move him into his own room?

Also, what do you mean by 'wait until DS2 has his own bed and room'? Do you mean when he would have an actual bed rather than a cot?

If you're happy to transfer him into a cot in his own room, there's no reason why you can't start doing it. You'll need to consider how to go about it as your son will almost certainly protest. Have you ever tried this before?

Hiya, we have just moved both dcs into their own bedroom after co sleeping. I have used the millpond sleep solutions book and following their gradual retreat plan. So far so good ! It's been just over a week and whilst I still have to come in to their room when they wake at night, they go back off to sleep with me just sitting nearby. I still have a way to go until I get undisturbed nights but it's nice to share my bed again with my husband. I did have to get into my 18mth olds cotbed for 3 nights though and that would have been a bit tricky if it was just a cot.
Another way to do it gradually is to take one side off the cot and put it alongside your bed so your dc can sleep in there to begin with. Depends how much space you have.
Hth
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