How does anyone get a baby to sleep in a cot?!

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Baby is 6mo. He's been co-sleeping since birth but I think if he was in his own room now he would sleep through- so I'm really keen to try it!

I'm just failing at keeping him asleep when I transition over to the cot.

He'll fall asleep breastfeeding easily but always wakes. I've waited for the deep sleep stage but he still wakes.

Any top tips??

Not really, I've had one kid that would wake up instantly if she so much as detects a slight movement or sound and the other kid I can bung in and walk out with the floor boards creaking and loudly shit the door and he just rolls over and goes to sleep. Although do you have him in a sleep bag? Found that helped child #1 a bit. And leaning right over to put her in and cuddling her for a bit and very slowly and silently extracting myself.

Sorry, no help but I'm looking for advice on this one too, as we're trying to move DD (7 months) from a Moses basket that she's far too big for, into a cot. The fact that I'm posting now will tell you that it's not going well.

Hot water bottle! Put a warm (not hot) bottle or heat pad in the cot whilst you are feeding. Sometimes the change from your warm body to a cool cot cane them. Have you also tried putting something that has your scent on in the cot? As gross as it sounds, next time you change your bedding lay one of the used pillow cases at the bottom of the cot for baby to sleep in top of.

Can startle*

I have had this problem with ds who is 8 weeks old I a Moses basket. Try wrapping your child in the blanket you will lay them down in to sleep , or feeding in a sleep bag. Also agree with pp on the hot water bottle trick.
My DS is super tall so will be transitioning to cot this week. Wish me luck !!

Also, just rest your hand on their chest for. Few minutes when they stir. No eye contact and just a soothing shush. We also have white noise playing all night. Baby loves it.

Following this too as struggling with my 16 week DS.
Nothing is working. He can settle in the cot but he wakes up within an hour crying.
We’re doing hot water bottles, jumper I wore that day, patting, shhhing, and we transfer him in the gro bag that he has on during the feed. He really only wants to sleep on us. He’s outgrown the sleepyhead and the moses and hates being in either. We had no issue with the moses at all. All we can do is co sleep really.

My DS 15wks is like this with snuzpod. He just won’t settle in it for longer than an hour or two. I’ve tried everything that’s been mentioned but none of it has worked for us

My DD HATED her cot. Just never managed to get her to sleep in it. She saw it as a cage. At about 8mo I baby-proofed her room and let her sleep on a mattress on the floor - she slept much better! Good luck.

Ah, I see the struggle is real for many of us. But it's reassuring that it's not just me!

With my first I let him co sleep until I night weaned at 2yo. But he was feeding all night long which I'd love to avoid this time.

I'll try the hot water bottle tonight.

I think a mattress on the floor would work brilliantly for slipping away from sleeping baby. But, unfortunately, I can't manage that with the space we have.

Babies are individuals, you may just a have a baby that can’t go in a cot without a fight. Some babies don’t fuss and some fuss just a bit

Transitioning from Moses basket to cot, I put the basket in the cot for a few nights which seemed to help.

I always used the cit to put DCs in after nappy changes etc whilst washing my hands or having a bit of a tidy-up. Got them used to being in there without the pressure to sleep.

The easiest way to fix this problem is to get your baby to fall asleep in the cot in the first place. This is because babies have "sleep associations" and for your baby that is breastfeeding whilst snuggling with mummy. When your baby goes into a lighter sleep she realises mummy is no longer there and calls you back to get her off to sleep again. If you want to change her sleep associations, moving to her own room is a good opportunity. She will need to have her last feed downstairs before the bedtime routine starts. If she falls asleep on the breast, wake her straight away. Then do a bath, pyjamas and story whilst she lies in her cot. When you say goodnight, you may need to sit with her initially, so she does not become distressed. Over time gradually do less soothing to sleep until she learns to self soothe. When she wakes in the night only offer a drink of water and avoid lifting her out of her cot. It may help to send dad in for the first few nights so she does not expect a breast feed.