some sep advice - DS1 was a terrible sleeper - we moved him to a bed at 19 months (a king single so a big boy bed) and this created a much more positive experience for him (and me!). i used to lie down and settle him and then leave. it chgd things a lot for us. but he never really liked his cot! i have also heard of people putting a mattress on the floor and that helping a lot too....
that's what we've done - we have a king single & at the moment just use the mattress on the floor. when DS is a bit bigger we'll use the base as well. DS has been in it since he was about 10 months old and it is soooo much easier to settle him. but as MP said with her DS1, corey has never liked his cot.

i was also going to say that i'm about to start the weaning process as well. as with sleeping, i've noticed a big change in how DS feeds now - he doesn't really attach properly for a good feed, it really does seem to be about comfort & i'd really like to see if we can meet that need another way (i feel a bit selfish but figure that we've had a very good run!).