Just hoping to hear from people who may have co slept exclusively with their LO's since birth and successfully transitioned them into their own beds.

DS is 22 mths, has co slept since birth, and breastfed. I have been back at full time work for 6 months and I need to make a change as I need my sleep. I have begun night weaning him (that's for another thread ) and plan on co sleeping until he gets the hang of being night weaned then transitioning him to sleeping on his own, kind of like what Dr Jay Gordon writes about.

DS and I had our own queen bed until about 4 months ago when DP and I bought him a racing car single bed, now DP puts DS to sleep (after his 2nd and last BF for the day in the lounge room) and DS sleeps ok for about 2-3 hours. I go to sleep with DP in our bed. When DS wakes/stirs, I go into settle him.

I am rocking, bouncing, patting, singing, offering water, etc. He usually resettles quickly initially. At least once a night he takes about 2 hours to settle. So now I am having less sleep than I did when I BF overnight... Anyways...

Has anyone encouraged their LO's to sleep independently after having co slept since birth? I'm kind of freaked out that it is going to take years of sleeping with DS before he will sleep on his own. Which is all fine and good and how I loved it to start with but now he is older and I am over co sleeping I am afraid I have set myself up