Moving from cosleep to cot

[snookie28]

Since having my dd 6 months ago I have managed to successfully block out most of the unhelpful advise and do things my own way on the basis that she us only little for such a short period. I have discovered however that I have indeed as old people everywhere are so fond of saying created a rod for my own back

My dd is exclusively breastfed (about to wean) and has been cosleeping with me for the past few months. DH has been turfed into the spare room so DD can stretch out. I have been feeding her to sleep and she wakes anything up to 10 times during the night and wants to feed to sleep.

We really want her to move into a cot and learn to sleep by herself as the constant waking is killing me and I have started back at work pt. She won't go to sleep awake and every time she falls asleep in our arms we try to put her down and she wakes immediately. This can go on for hours and we have been trying intermittently for several weeks with no improvement.

Has anyone else tried the move into cot and the stopping of comfort feeds?

Hi Snookie

We were in a very similar situation until recently and this is what we did -

1)Took one side off the cot and shoved it against the bed, making a bedside cot arrangement
2)Got DS used to sleeping at least part of the night in there by first of all cuddling up to him there, then moving gradually away
3)DH went to bed with DS at 7pm every night for 2 weeks to establish 8pm bedtime
4)We put DS down to sleep in the cot at 8pm by himself, joining him at 11pm when we go to bed ourselves

So far it has worked brilliantly (we are not in a hurry to get him in his own cot permanently). But I must say that the timing was crucial. Like your DD, he would not be put down by himself for ages. Then all of a sudden he would. I think it is when they are ready, rather than when it suits us IYSWIM?

I can't advise you on stopping comfort feeds but I bet you would get fab advice on that on the Breast and Bottle Feeding board.

HTH
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