Co-Sleeping Mums, how and when to stop it?

I wouldn't let it go too much longer, otherwise you're going to have a really hard time getting him to sleep in his own bed. We co-slept with our daughter until she was 10 months, and honestly, even then it was quite hard to get her to sleep in her own bed. But it was made easier, because that was when I stopped breastfeeding and started her on formula, so she wasn't really waking up for feedings and it wasn't necessary for her to be next to me..

Where does he sleep for naps? In your bed, or in his crib? If he is in his crib during naps, it might be easier for you to just slowly get him to stay in his own crib at night.

The last thing you want is to have a four year old sleeping with you still! Haha. Good luck :)

I had my son sleep in bed with my husband and I until he was 6 months and able to control himself a little better (plus he was no longer being breastfed at that time). Then we moved him to the crib in his own room. To get him used to it at first, we would put him to bed with a bottle of milk, as a way of comforting him into sleep. He would wake up in the middle of the night needing a changing. So we would change him and if he needed it, get him another drink and he would sleep the rest of the night.

A little after he turned 1 year and 3 months old, we switched him to a toddler bed, where he has been sleeping through the night since. Sometimes when they cry from the crib, you just need to let them cry. If you have done everything you can to keep them comfortable, let the baby cry and it will fall asleep shortly afterward.

my girl slept fully with us until she was 9 months she's 10 1/2 months now she did fall ut a couple of times(our bed is very low and i always had pillows on the floor, thankfully nothing serious, but these occasions also made us get her out) and she decided she like to sleep horizontally, so between me and papa, producing a "H"shape!!!!!

we brought a cot from ikea, 100euro, as the expensive woven crib thing we brought never got touched, the cot you can make in to an infant bed as they get older, so you can take one side down, so we made it like that and put it against our bed, this works perfectly for us, we have a1 bedroom apartment so she has to share a room with us anyway, we've also this past week, stopped night nursing so she was stayin in her zone much longer, actually celebration!!!! she stayed in bed 10 hours straight last night!!! yipeppeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

we stopped the night feeding because of exactly what you described i also had enough of waking up too!! so last friday i fed her 1/2 bottle of formula to make sure she was full, i regretted this as she never had formula at all, but she was fine, then every time she woke up papa would deal with her, cuddle, reassuring talking, and offering her a sippy cup of water, she cried and moaned for about 3-4 hours, but this was not like cio methods as we n=knew she was ok for everything she just wanted to suckle, so we just reassured her, she did not get herself in a bad state, although i did feel bad knowing i had the magical answer!!! the next night was not even half as bad and then the third night she woke at 6am and then from then on the same until last night, the whole way through, i still nurse her to sleep, no more formula and i give her an early morning nurse when and if she wake 6-7am, which i love!! but no more night sessions,:) if she does wake up an drink of water and a rub on the back is enough now!! it can be done,, good luck!!!

Here is my plan: When my son sleeps through the night, I will start putting him in the crib. I expect some tears the first couple nights, but all kids throw fits when they don't get their way. Just watch a couple episodes of Nanny 911 or Super Nanny, and you will get the idea. ALL the kids cry and throw tantrums the first couple nights. It seems like it is harder for the parents than it is the kids...

From one mom to another GET HIM OUT NOW! I've made this mistake and our four year old is still in the bed with us. But our 21 month old sleeps alone. If you start putting him in bed and he comes in your room, just keep taking him back to his own bed. good luck