Stopping Co-sleeping - how do I do it (preferably gently)

[fionas]

Ooooh thanks, had forgotten to factor in the difference in mattress heights.

[onthefly]

How often does she wake? The up and down thing is pretty horrendous - with DS I gave up and jsut waited it out and he was good in his own bed from around 22 months. I haven't even tried with DD. We have the side car cot and she doesn't even sleep in there much (well, she rolls backwards and forwards during the nigh)

if you side car you can stick a wedge of foam or something between the mattresses so she's sort of contained in there but you have close, easy access. Dh was able to adjust it so it was roughly the same height as the bed. i've put the foam at the back of the mattress now so it's easier for me to scoot over and feed her.

[fionas]

She only wakes once per night and then comes into my bed BUT she's often restless and I reckon I wake up between 10-20 times per night on average even though she's asleep. I don't know how many times she'd wake up if I was always trying to resettle her in her own cot.

[onthefly]

maybe try and see then? give it a few nights perhaps