Co-sleeping and BF throughout the night - tips on getting her into her cot please!

[Picklesmummy]

My 10 month DD is co-sleeping with my DH and I ever since she had a virus about a month ago (the first one she had so I wanted to keep a very(!) close eye on her). She stirs every couple of hours and will only go back off to sleep if I BF her. I want to get her back into her cot, but she hates it - cries when you get within a foot of the thing!

Any tips? I did controlled crying when she was about 8 months, but it took a good three weeks before we turned a corner with that and even then she would still cry herself to sleep for at least ten minutes. Not sure what my thoughts are about CC - can anyone suggest any other methods that might work for us?

[PhDiva]

We also co-sleep with our 10 month old. I think that starting during the day-time with the naps might avoid cc. Where does your DD nap during the day? I always make sure I put DS in his cot for his naps, and am gradually decreasing the time spent walking him to sleep - so every few days I put him down when he is just a little more awake. Hr protests, but its not too bad. Whereas doing anything with him at night (besides instant breast) - even trying to give him Calpol, results in all-out hysteria. Hopefully this way, when he is ready to stop co-sleeping (whenever that might be), at least he will be familiar with his cot, and also have the skills to put himself to sleep.

[SquonkaClaus]

I found that giving her a bottle of water instead of bf-ing helped - after a couple of nights of crying for milk, she decided that it wasn't worth waking up for water.

(But she's 3.5 now and still in our bed most nights, so I wouldn't say I was an expert )

[sherazade]

hi i need some advice too, my 11 month old wakes up anything now between 4 and 7 times a night between 7pm and 7am and i am fed up of the constant comfort sucking and being stood on/crawled on in the middle of the night. i want to put her in a cot too! i am going to try cc if nothing else works althought i doubt even cc will work.

[pinkem]

I've just managed to get ds 11 months into a cot,(for some of the night!!) although he is still breastfeed to sleep.
I took off one of the cot sides so i can lie next to him in his cot then feed him until he is asleep. (i have put lots of pillows next to cot incase he wonders)
I am also trying to do the no cry sleep solution to stop him from feeding to sleep, this seems to be working as he will go off to sleep at about 7pm and on a good night i won't hear from him till 11.30pm (he used to be up every half hour!!!)