Help stopping co-sleeping

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Looking for advice on any gentle methods to stop co-sleeping?

DS is 15 months old, has been co-sleeping since about 6 months - he was poorly, ending up in bed with with and never went back to his cot after we discovered we all got more sleep this way.

Anyhow, I am have terrible backache from sleeping in c shape to make sure he doesn't wake up and crawl off the bed. He can't get the hang of climbing off the bed backwards. I never get any time to just relax, spending the evening sitting upstairs with him or glued to the monitor so id like to transition back to the cot - even if only part of the night.

Trouble is he really doesn't like his cot now and grumbles if you pop him in there. I've tried putting him in there with his toys in the morning while I do my makeup and get dressed but he just grizzles. No idea where else to start!

Please share your tips/advice!

Hey :) we were in the same situation and ds refused to go in his cot so we made it into a bed reallylow to the ground with a stair gate at the top of the stairs and it worked perfectly:) x

August - yes we've thought about this, as I think he'd probably like it.

The issue we have is that he's so into everything I'm not sure he would come into us if he woke but rather try to explore, climb, opening and close the doors etc? The house is fairly well baby-proofed but I think I'd worry he'd shut his fingers in a door or something!