Would you do it again? Starting co-sleeping at 9months

Hello! Would very much appreciate any advice on our situation. I have a 9month old LO. He has slept in a cot next to me since birth and is EBF. He wakes every 2 hours through the night and will feed back to sleep (although he’s literally feeding for less than 5 mins then he’s back asleep , so I’m sure it’s more comfort or his way of trying to link those sleep cycles as he can’t manage himself yet).

It’s been tough for me sleeping in only 1.5 hour blocks for the past 4 months, I never feel rested in the morning - but we make it work and it’s been manageable while I’m on matternity leave. However that ends in 4 weeks so I’m exploring other options. I don’t want to sleep train / CIO etc , so I have been looking into co sleeping. I would have done this earlier but it wasn’t previously an option due to our living circumstances which have now changed :)

I’m wondering a few things:

1. how has the transition from co-sleeping to sleeping in their own bed
2. what age did you LO transition to their own bed
3. would you do it again knowing what you do now
4. did anyone else start co sleeping later

Thanks in advance for an input :)