Getting your co-sleeper into their own bed

[Just One]

We transitioned to a mattress on the floor for DS when he was about 17 mths old. He was still in our room but on his own mattress in his own little space. We began with day sleeps and at the start of the night. Usually he would end up back with us after a few hours. Gradually it got longer, then all of a sudden the little boy who woke to bf 7 times a night (at 15 months still ) was sleeping through the night. He has just turned two and we are about to start putting him in his own bed in his own room for day sleeps and we'll see where we go from there. It has been a relatively stress free transition so far. Good luck

[Fleur]

Thanks everyone, very helpful
I think the cot will be making it's way out in favour of a mattress soon!

[Arcadia]

Yep, single mattress next to our bed here. Day sleeps in her own bed were key for us...at the moment dd and I are napping together in the big bed, and I have noticed this has decreased her willingness to go into her bed. But we always start the night with her in her own bed, and then she comes in at some stage...very occasionally she has slept right through (a miracle). But the single is also great if you're feeling cramped, because one of you can roll off into it (DH namely) to get some more space.

I am imagining DH is going to spend A LOT if time in that single when the baby comes, because I will have two little ones needing me in the night!

[HotI]

How are you going Fleur? We are going to try the mattress later this week.

[Fleur]

How are you going Fleur? We are going to try the mattress later this week.

:O what timing... I was just thinking today I would have to find this thread & update.

We moved her out of the cot on Friday - not that she has been in it lately - we pulled it down & Friday night she slept on the mattress on the floor, woke a couple of times but stayed on the mattress all night.

Saturday we put up the toddler bed, still next to my side of the bed & she slept there all night, again woke a couple of times but stayed in her bed - she woke at 4am and I tried to bring her into bed with me & she refused, and got back in her bed. From one extreme to another!

So, she loves it, it was a huge success

I do miss the cot though, I have nowhere to dump our clean washing now....