How do we go about this?14month old Bf's to sleep changing to cot or bed???

[mattysmum09]

Ok we've managed to get into a terrible routine with our 14month old DD i breastfeed her to sleep every night and also cosleep with her meaning every time she wakes in night she also bf's back to sleep. I occasionaly put her in cot but if she wakes and notices she screams the place down! she rarely sleeps there for long. Soon though me and DP are moving to new house with space for her to have her own room and i am determined to start some real sleep training and want to give up BFing really. want her to learn to self settle but am wondering whether to put her in cot in new house or straight into a bed with safety side on to give her more space. Bed would mean i could feed her off to sleep in her own bed if i wanted although trying to break that habit! Cot would be safer for her not being able to escape on occasions when i know she will cry a bit before settling.....just wondering what others would do? Am also trying to get Dp involved with night settling although DD resists this very loudly! your tips and advice greatly appreciated.....

We're in the same position with same age DD but without the bf to sleep bit. Really want to end co sleeping for lots of reasons and don't know whether to attempt the cot ( which DD has never slept in and never liked or try a bed where I can cuddle her to sleep as we do now in our bed. Sorry to hijack but sounds like a similar challenge!

Get a bed. You can lie next to her more easily that way. Then once she's used to a bed, you can stop BF to sleep by distraction eg read story, BF, then read another story and encourage her into bed (that's how I stopped BF ds at bedtime)