To wonder what to do now

[wontgoincot]

Baby has suddenly refused to sleep in cot. I absolutely hate co sleeping, so what the heck do you do? Really tired and fed up.

How old is baby?

Nearly 1.

Persevere

Hang in there.

Unfortunately she’s wide awake now 😩

If she is awake and not screaming leave her
If she is crying you either try cry it out, rapid return or you lie down on floor with her in the cot till she falls asleep.

What’s she doing whilst she’s awake?

If you don’t want to co sleep then other options are sleep training or sleeping on the floor in her room.

Trying to twist her way to Australia I think. I don’t know what’s got into her lately. It’s a complete pain.

Sleeping on the floor makes no difference. I just can’t seem to get her to settle in the cot. I know she’s exhausted but she won’t give in.

Have you tried sleep training?

Not properly but I’ll have to I suppose. Doesn’t help for tonight though.

No unfortunately it won’t help tonight, but if you start tomorrow, make a plan and stick to it for a few nights hopefully you’ll see an improvement. It can take a few nights though to get it sorted.

I feel your pain, mine went through this. And there was no "persevere and she'll sleep", she once stayed wide awake until 4am refusing to sleep in the bloody cot. Nothing worked - not lying on the floor, not CIO, not sleep training. I gave up and co slept for the sake of our sanity.

If you really don't want to do that you could try: baby proofing her bedroom, gating the doorway and putting her mattress on the floor. You can get those tent beds. She might be more willing to sleep in that as she's less caged in.

She’s asleep in my bed now so all that was a bloody waste of time! I don’t know what has got into her. It makes me so angry. I end up lying awake uncomfortable and resentful.

I'd be checking for whether she could be in pain - teething? Ear infection? Anything like that? It sounds like she's seeking extra comfort.

Sleep training is your friend.

My daughter wouldn’t sleep in a cot. I put her in a bed when she was 1 with the frames that tuck under the mattress to stop her falling out. It worked for me