7 months - any advice on moving to own room - v nervous!

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My 7 month old girl has been co sleeping with me (dh in spare room) while I caught up on much needed sleep. She sleeps like an ahem, baby when with me in bed but wakes up when in her cot and is difficult to settle. After one week of her waking up every hour on the hour I caved in and have enjoyed two weeks of co sleeping. However we are keen to get baby into her own room and our lives back a little. I love her with me but don't want this to become a habit. She is exclusively bf and is mixed baby led and puree weaning fine. No health probs. Any advice very welcome - worried about attachment (mine really!).

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Hi there

If it was me I wouldn't make the jump from co-sleeping to own room all in one go.

What about taking ne side off the cot and butting it up to your bed? You can then get your DD used to her cot while still co-sleeping with you. Then after she's used to that put the side back on the cot but keep it next to the bed. Then move cot away from your bed but still in your room. Only then would I consider moving to own room.

Agree with FATE above, ^ But don't feel under pressure to move her if you like her being in with you. They grow out of all these habits in time and in the grander scheme of things it's such a small amount of time.

Thanks so much for your replies , those are very sensible suggestions. Fate I will definitely try the cot next to the bed. Blush you are right it isn't very long and if I can persuade dh to give it a bit longer then I will! I get so much more sleep when it is just the two of us. Just don't want dh to feel pushed out. Thanks again, I really appreciate someone else's take on it :)

Thanks so much for your replies , those are very sensible suggestions. Fate I will definitely try the cot next to the bed. Blush you are right it isn't very long and if I can persuade dh to give it a bit longer then I will! I get so much more sleep when it is just the two of us. Just don't want dh to feel pushed out. Thanks again, I really appreciate someone else's take on it :)

We have the one side off the cot against the bed option and it means DH can stay in the same bed too. DS still comes into our bed quite a bit, but there's more room because he can be close to the edge with the cot acting as a bed guard. I don't like it with DH in the spare room either - don't think it's particularly great for our relationship.