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We co-slept the whole time until recently (a few months ago). He's 22 months.. Now he just sleeps on his own and doesn't seem to care whether we're sleeping next to him or not. We just waited until he gave us signs of being ready to sleep on his own. I'd suggest taking baby steps. Like first putting the crib in your room next to your bed and placing your arm through the crib slats so that he can feel your touch. And then eventually maybe pull your arm out and let him just sleep in the crib. Then move the crib further away from you. And then maybe place it in his room and perhaps sleep in his room for a few nights. And then eventually try not sleeping in his room. Some kids just aren't comfortable with drastic changes and bode well with baby steps.

We had to do it cold turkey, but that was because I was not sleeping at all and was about to have a breakdown. We did it over a three day weekend and my husband basically did all the legwork.

If I had to do it over again, I'd do what Banana suggested. I might even go with a mattress in the room first, then the crib, because that could also be jarring.