8 month old refusing cot

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Any advice or similar stories please.

our 8 month old has recently started to cry when going into his cot. Sleep has always been a mixed bag for him. He’s EBF and has always been fed to sleep. Hated next to me to begin with, but most newborns do. We lent in to it, gave him cuddles when needed and by 3/4 months he was sleeping through. Teething and illness at 6 months meant very disruptive nights and we’ve never gone back to a full night bar a handful of times. He has 4 teeth broken through now and they have bothered him massively. However, it’s previously led to more wakings but now he started crying on transfer. Is the normal? If so, how long does it last?

I have taken him to drs to rule out anything I could be missing but I’ve been putting it down to teething since dr said he is fine. However, although it started when he was 7.5 months it could be the 8 month regression?

im very reluctant to do cry it out as we’ve always been there if he needed cuddles but no sleep his hard for all of us. Any advice appreciated.

How often is he there on his own? Firstly the room has to be baby proofed with a stair gate on the door. And secondly - I supported my now toddler to sleep for every sleep, a floor bed meant we could lie with him and leave when he’s a sleep. He is 2.5 and now sleeps through - we still sit with him every night before bed. So he is and was never really in his room on his own without us. I’m never sure how people can do that, he has always wanted us there and would be really sad if we left him. He started on the bed at 10 months - I reckon it took him until 18 months to even realise he could get up and out of it when he woke at night and then he just come
come to the gate and one of us would settle him or jump in with him