Advice needed - cot/crib

I feel really stressed and overwhelmed because I feel like I don’t know things when I need to - can anyone help?

My LO is nearly 8 months and I want them to sleep in my room at the side of me until they are 12 months before going into the nursery. However, he now rolls and pushes up and is getting too big for the Tutti Bambini Cozee bedside crib. I didn’t know they are only designed for approx 6 months. I wish I had known about the TB Cozee XL pre baby but I can’t afford that now.

What does anyone else use if your baby is still in your room and past 6 months? Google and AI keeps bringing up travel cots but surely this isn’t great for long term sleeping.

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We just put the crib that’d be in his nursery in our room x

What works for us and it's definitely something that you would want to do your own research about but we did a Montessori bed in a full-size instead of a twin. That way I could lay with them while they were falling asleep if they needed me, but was still able to escape when I needed to or sleep in their room comfortably when I needed to it is not for everybody, but it definitely helped me get through sleep training and the moving from being in our room to being in their own room! 🫶🏼

I literally just read on another post about this. A mom said they removed the side rail of their babes crib and put in up against their bed. The child has their own bed and still get the comfort of mom being right beside them.

Just pop a full size cot in your room lovely.

No reason why you can’t (unless ofc there’s a space issue, but if you can fit a travel cot then you should be fine).

When me and my partner had to move into his parents temporarily, our son had outgrown his snuzpod and he was just in his cot in our room. Worked absolutely fine!

We're using a cotbed with him still in our bedroom

We used our travel cot but with a proper cot mattress in it for a few weeks just to tide us over until we were ready to make the transition. I don’t know how this would be long term but it could be an option?

I was hesitant, but my baby slept for the first time in a crib overnight at 4.5mths.

She’s a great sleeper, but her room is right beside ours & I always kept her monitor with me & full volume.

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https://www.chicco.co.uk/cribs/next2me-forever-ash-grey-crib

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