Sleep training 7 month co sleeper to crib, help?!

[Janedoe95]

I have no idea where to begin I know I’m doing everything “wrong” in terms of sleep training he’s either rocked and bounced to sleep or breastfed to sleep for every nap and bedtime.

my 7 month old has slept in my bed since he was a newborn but now he’s getting a bit big and doesn’t like anyone too close to him otherwise cries if he doesn’t have room to turn both ways

my DH has recently moved out the bed because there’s no room for him and DS wakes up about 10x more when he’s there.

I want to move him to a cot and also stop rocking / feeding to sleep but I’m not sure of the best way to do it and I’m worried if I do both at the same time it will come as a shock.

he’s also starting nursery in a few months so I’m even more concerned he’s going to find it very hard napping if we don’t do this now.

please help!

Don't worry about napping at nursery, they are magic and will get him to settle!

When I transitioned my DC from co-sleeping to cot, I always started the "big" sleep of the night in the cot. When they woke I would feed/cuddle to sleep, and then put back in the cot. If they still didn't settle after that then I just brought them back into bed. Basically it was the path of least resistance, because I did not have the energy to be up and down all night. I tackled feeding to sleep separately. I don't remember the transition to the cot being too tricky, but I'm going back 6 years now!

@BigSidLittleSid thank you! That’s so reassuring! I was honestly so worried he’d just cry and cry being tired at nursery and want it to be positive I haven’t had the chance to ask them about it yet and just assumed they wouldn’t be able to with so many babies to look after.

I’m in the exact same boat I have energy for about two nights and then that’s it I can’t keep fighting him but okay thank you I’ll try bedtimes in the cot and once that works move on to naps