AT WITS END!!!

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hoping someone has gone through something similar ...

DS is 14 months and co-sleeping (made a rod for my own back) now at the stage where I need him to be in his own cot as I'm having to go to bed when he's ready (830) to stop him from falling out the bed. Meaning I get no evening for myself (aware I signed up for this stuff when becoming a mum but being able to go down and watch something in peace would be nice).

Seen by the sleep consultant today who immediately advised controlled crying. Started tonight and DS screamed absolute blue murder until I gave up. Has now just fallen asleep in my bed so clearly that's what he was cross about. He was so extremely distressed and I genuinely don't believe controlled crying will benefit him.

Has anyone started it and gone through this? Or has any other tips on getting little one to sleep in his own bed?

We did the Jay Gordon method.
But if co-sleeping works you can stay with it. Can you put the bed against the wall and make a cushion fort? We did this with DD until she was 8 months old, so not quite true same!

You can get bed guards for your bed. Or you could try a floor bed for DS, then you can lay with him til he falls asleep and then go downstairs without having to worry about him falling off!
And please don’t think of co-sleeping as making a rod for your own back (I’m sure you’ve been told that by others) - you have responded to your baby’s needs and that’s great. If you need to change it doesn’t need to involve CC/CIO techniques.