Tips for putting DS in a crib (8 months old)

[whynot]

Hi,

As I wrote in another post, I would love my co-sleeping DS to at least nap in his crib. He needs to nurse to fall asleep and wakes up everytime I try putting him in his crib. Does any of you fellow co-sleeping (or not co-sleeping) mamas have any suggestions?

Here's some more info (copied from a previous post, hope it's OK): Since we lowered the mattress in his crib (no drop-side), he always wakes up before even touching the mattress and cannot settle until I pick him up. I tried some simple things like breathing in his face so that he thinks I am there sleeping with him / keeping his back as supported as I can so that he doesn't feel a void that would wake him up / putting a nursing pillow in the crib so that he thinks that somebody's there by his side / keeping it very quiet when I put him down / since the latter failed, I also tried keeping a reasonable noise level (talking, radio, TV, etc.) - none of these worked.

I really would like to start by trying the crib solution. Any ideas (or specific techniques that worked with the ideas I mentioned above) would be greatly appreciated...

[Bokonon]

Can you side-car the crib to your bed so he's sleeping in the crib but separate from your bed?

[Ann15]

I saw your post from the main page and we had the same issue with my DD, who never did sleep in her crib. I gave up and used a soft blanket on the floor because she just could not stay asleep when I had to lay her down from that height. She is just now (at 19 mos)starting to sleep in her toddler bed where I can keep my body closer to her when I lay her down or squeeze myself into her bed too to nurse lying down until she falls asleep.
Sorry I don't have a better solution.