Transitioning from co-sleeping - help!

I’ve co slept with my little boy since he was about 4 months because he wouldn’t settle in his bassinet. He’s now 10 months.

I go back to work in January so I feel I need to get him into his own room now as I will need to get up earlier than he naturally wakes.

Tried last night and it just didn’t happen. He cries as soon as I put him down, not just whinging but full on tears. Nothing except holding him calms him down. This is how we ended up co sleeping in the first place.

So I rocked him to sleep and put him down but he only lasted 2 hours before waking. Settled again by rocking a few more times but he was waking up after literally 10 mins each time. I eventually bought him back into bed and he slept really well so it was def the cot causing the wakings.

He has his noise machine in there that we’ve always used and he is familiar with his cot.

I know it will take time and consistency so didn’t expect night 1 to go well! I’m just not sure if I’m using the best approach. I cannot leave him to cry.

Has anyone successfully transitioned from co sleeping and how did you do it?

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I haven’t had to do this myself but does he have his day naps in the cot?

So my baby and I co slept almost from birth to about 6 months and then we went from that to sleeping in his own room within 6 weeks.
For bedtime, I’d hold him while giving him his milk and then before he’s gone to sleep put him in the cot and just tap his bum or whatever he likes until he falls asleep, this will take a while to get used to as he will just want to be sleeping on mummy. And then when he wakes at night try tapping him to sleep in the cot before picking him up also.

I also found that because we coslept my LO’s head was on my arms at night so I actually put a pillow under his fitted sheet in the cot so he’s not completely flat and that seemed to have helped a bit x

If I were in your shoes I would continue to co sleep and try ninja roll away in the morning while I get ready for work. If he wakes then he wakes and that’s him up for the day?

My boy is a very light sleeper but in the morning he sleeps deeply and I can get up and have a shower and he stays asleep

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