Hi ladies... I'm on the same boat as nella, thing is, as much as I want to co-sleep with DS until he's ready for his cot, I have to move him, as another bub is on the way and will be out in November!
DS used to sleep in his cot probably for 2 months (when he was 3 mos old up until about 5 months old) until he got colds and I was dead worried and had to put him straight back into bed with us, and then after a week of sleeping with us, he wouldn't go back to his cot, and up until now he's co-sleeping with us and I love it, he loves cuddles and it's easier to put him back to sleep especially now I'm 6 months pregnant...
I might try putting a cot that folds on the side next to our bed and see how I go...
If your putting him down into his cot when he is already asleep, and he wakes up suddenly he could be waking more with fright thinking "were the hell am i, i went to sleep in mums arms and now im here" so he panics...
I had this problem when i wanted to move my DD from the basinette to the cot, she refused and i thought getting her to sleep with me then putting her down would work, but almost every time within 5-10mins she would wake screaming, and it occured to me she is confused.....
so i started recognising her tired signs and putting her down awake in her cot, we had prob 2 weeks of hard work, every day sleep was a bit of a battle, i would have to do lots of dummy runs, patting and "shhhing" but eventually she learned that it was ok in her cot and that mummy would still be back....she is now a FAB sleeper and we dont have a single sleep problem, we have 4 days sleeps and 10-12hrs overnight without a problem, it was hard work but it was worth every second....
just perservere - keep an eye out for tired signs and put him down then now when he is asleep
Nina good luck with putting DS in his cot hope all works out for you
Littleme thats what happens with DS he just gets scared because its a new environment, will have to try that for a while and see how he goes
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