How to end cosleeping habit?

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Hi ladies. If you are against cosleeping please don’t read further or comment hate 💗💗💗💗 so i was originally against it but it was the only way she’d sleep so i caved in, she’s been doing this since a little over a month old and now she’s almost 4 months old. The thing is I’m worried about SIDS if I’m not sleeping with her. I wake up to her every movement over night and I’m nervous i won’t hear her in her crib and nervous something might happen 😢. I also want to break her habit of sleeping with me. I haven’t purchased a crib yet, i just have her bassinet but getting the crib over the weekend. Any tips on transitioning? Also how can i ease my anxiety on her sleeping on her own 😭

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start with the crib sleeping only for naps, that way you both become accustomed to it then start the night with baby in the crib and once baby wakes up baby can sleep with you then work up to half the night in the crib half with you etc etc on and on until you guys are both comfortable with baby sleeping the whole night in the crib

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I have an angel sounds movement monitor. It helped me stop stressing about sids. Also the incidence of sids drops after 4 months so that should also make you feel better.
I co-slept and breastfed with all of my boys, to a degree. At 9-12 weeks I would start them in their own crib in their own room. When they woke to nurse, I’d bring them to bed, but eventually they slow down nighttime feedings meaning that naturally wean from cosleeping and from me. By 9 months I make a more conscious effort not to bring baby to bed to nurse if he was still waking. By 12 months I’m baby free in my bed. 
It worked for me. The longest stretch of sleep each night is the first. Starting baby in the crib each night is a good and easy way to transition.

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Well I never coslept but I’m not here to judge and obviously I haven’t gone through transitioning but I figured I’d still give a little advice (at least the things I can think of that might help ease your mind). Consistency is key. Start getting into a routine. You’ll obviously need to change the routine you do now but create a new routine that includes bedtime being in her crib. To reduce SIDS make sure you only have a fitted sheet on the mattress and nothing else in the crib. I don’t know if your LO is rolling yet but if not you could always try those Velcro swaddles. That may help her feel secure in the crib by herself. If she is rolling then definitely don’t use them but maybe use nice comfy warm fleece fitted jammies to help keep her warm at night. She will be okay. If she can roll then she’s okay if she rolls because she know how to and can move if she needs too. If she can’t then she won’t move off her back and since there nothing else in the crib she will be okay. I can imagine its hard knowing you’re not right there if something happens. But as someone who has always had their son in their crib since the day he came home I can tell you it will be okay. My son has never had any problems or close calls with SIDS. I wake to every little sound he makes still because I have the monitor on. If he cries I get up and go check on him. He now rolls on him belly and sometimes he sleeps like that. But he can move if need be. I know they always say to lay your baby down sleepy meaning not asleep yet but dozing off basically...but if at first it helps to fully rock her to sleep and lag her down once she’s knocked out then go for it. And as she sleeps in the crib more and more slowly start putting her down while she’s still slightly awake. I don’t know if anything I said helped or will help haha but I hope it does.

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you don't have to transfer so early once she outgrows the bassinet put her in a Pack n play next to your bed.... we're not moving our son to his crib until 9 months... it's actually ok to even go up to a year

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With my son who is 2 and half now, i also gave in and allowed him to sleep with me until he was 6 months, then I placed his cot next to my bed where I could see him and he could see me, we did that for 2 months and then I moved his cot further away from my bed. When he was a year old we moved him into his room. He adjusted well. When he first moved into his room I stayed with him until he was almost asleep but not completely. Now he goes to sleep on his own.

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Practice during nap time. I co sleep with my daughter with me at night. We put her in her bassinet during the day during nap time to get practice. Co sleeping isn't a huge deal till baby gets to be about 6 months old which is when baby learns cause and effect.

How to end cosleeping habit?

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