Cosleeping and breastfeeding

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Hello, I'm looking for some advise (sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language).
My daughter is 7 months now and I have been breastfeeding and coosleping since she was born.
Breastfeeding went really well from the beginning and baby was happy to sleep only with me. I didn't mind to cosleep as it was wonderful experience for me too and I truly love it. However, I heard pepole telling me she will never want to sleep in her bad and I SHOULD teach her to sleep in her cot. She won't sleep in her cot. She actually won't even stay there for longer than 5 min. I dont want to stop breastfeeding and switch to formula as some people suggested so that she would sleep in her cot.
She is very mobile now, she was crawling at 5.5 moths and now is standing and crusing at 7 months. I bought baby monitor especially for her since she started crawling to keep her safe in bed while she naps and sleeps. I find it hard sometimes. I wish she was used to sleeping in her own crib like my son was but I guess all babies are different and coosleping is the only solution with my daughter. My son was formula fed due to his tongue tie and he slept beautifully in his cot since his birth.
I'm planning to breastfeed as long as possible, hopefully for 2 years and I'm wondering if really all kids who where breastfed and coslept with the mother for 1-2 years plus won't ever sleep in their own beds?
I don't want to teach my daughter 'bad' habits as that's what coosleping is for some people because I believe there is nothing more natural than baby sleeping next to her mother but I am worried that perhaps she will have difficulties with transition to her toddler bed once she is a toddler.
Thank you for taking the time to read it.

Hi there. It's utter nonsense to say that she will never sleep in her cot, she absolutely will. Think of the sheer number of people who have coslept over the years, they don't have adults in their beds! Please don't listen to scaremongering. She will go in her bed with some guidance when you're BOTH ready not when others tell you to. Mine is 7 months, we cosleep and I have no plans to stop yet. I know many mum's who gave successfully moved their 1/2/3 year olds to their own beds in their own rooms x

I co-slept and bf DD until she was 2 and, at nearly 4, she sleeps fine in her own bed. I am currently co-sleeping with 11mo DS.

Agree with PP, for generations and generations in all cultures mother have coslept/bed shared with their babies. It is totally normal in most cultures and only unusual in Western Europe. Breastfeeding will probably be easier if you keep bed sharing, as you don't have to drag yourself out of bed at night, just get a boob out! Have you learnt to breastfeed lying down?

Do whatever works for you and your family, don't worry about what other people say. Do what gets you the most sleep every night. Follow your heart and instinct. In my experience babies who cosleep/bed share become secure and happy children (I'm not saying this is the only way to foster security and happiness of course!).

I recommend "The Gentle Sleep Book" by Sarah Ockwell Smith, and "Sweet Sleep" by La Leche League. You will find both these books have useful strategies and tips to try. Well done mama. Sending you a virtual hug!

I breastfed and coslept with my daughter until she started moving into her own bed at about 16months. We did it really gradually so she was going into her bed, going off to sleep on her own and sleeping trough by about 20-21 months.

I'm currently breastfeeding and cosleeping with my 7month son and I have no doubt that, when the time is right, he will go into a bed on his own too. For now, he stays with me

Please don't let other people make you feel like you're doing something wrong. Everybody has their own way and you've got to do what works for you. If that's cosleeping then do that! It's the most natural thing to keep our babies close to us.

Thank you to all your responses
I am very happy with cosleeping and husband is very supportive. He sleeps in another room and he doesn't see a problem either.

The only worry is that she is very mobile at the moment and how do other mothers keep their mobile babies safe I was wondering. I wouldnt cope without a baby monitor to be honest even though I never needed it with my son as he was always safe sleeping in his cot.
Breastfeeding is been great and yes feeding when lying down is the best option. I love it.

Do you have bed guards? I use foam wedges that go under the sheet and they are enough of a barrier at the moment. If I see him moving on the monitor, I go straight up though!

We temporary put our mattress on the floor, and dd's mattress next to it; with something soft on the floor in case she rolls off the big mattress. Now she even sometimes sleeps on her own mattress for some hours 👏

We put our mattress on the floor for now, and dd's mattress next to it. Some cushioning on the floor in case she rolls off. Now she sometimes even sleeps some hours on her own mattress 😀

Teaandbiscuits, me too I go straight to my daughter if I see her moving on monotor!!! I also put a lot of pillows and cushions all around the bed. I have been considering to remove the bed frame for some time and to sleep on the floor on the mattress.