I have coslept with my 6 month old since 4 months when he went through a sleep regression. I don't mind cosleeping and like having him close to me so I can feed him easily (he usually wakes 4-6 times in the night). But I worry about how we will ever stop and whether I should start trying to get him to sleep in his cot again. I have a feeling that he would probably wake less to feed if he wasn't as close to me.
I have been trying an evening routine to get him to go to sleep in his cot, he will generally fall asleep about 7.30 but then wake up again any time from 20 mins to an hour later. He will then be fairly easy to resettle until about 9 when either I give up or he's too awake and we just get him up with us. He then goes to bed with me at 10-10.30 and usually goes to sleep very easily.
My questions are how much should I persevere with the evening routine and how and when should I start to move him back into the cot at night given that I'd prefer not to co sleep when he's a toddler.
My inclination is to be quite relaxed about it all but I am worried I'm making trouble for myself in the future and I would love to have my evenings back again. Stories and thoughts welcome 