Cot lowering nightmare

[Monstermoomin]

My nearly 9mo has been bad with sleeping in the cot from the get go. One thing or another, illness, teething, etc has meant she's done a lot of sleeping with me (currently on the sofa bed) which is not ideal as she won't lie next to me to do safer co sleeping.

We've just lowered her cot because she's been pulling herself up (not that she's ever in there but it needed to be done). I cannot lower her in without her startling awake and screaming. If I put her in 'drowsy but awake' she cries, she hates the cot currently.

I don't want to let her just cry and a lot of the sleep training methods seem to require baby to be settled at first when in the cot before leaving etc, which is just not going to happen.

Anyone had similar and got successful? I was considering just getting a single mattress and scrapping the cot but if she won't lie next to me it seems pointless.

Can't you put the cot side down, and then kneel down while holding her and then put her in, so it's not such a big movement?

A little step from IKEA helped me (problems of being a short arse 😂)

No unfortunately the side of the cot doesn't drop it's fixed in place.

Ha I like the idea of a stool but that wouldn't help as it's her that doesn't like being lowered.

You could try getting rid of the cot entirely and giving her a floor bed? Obviously need to check her whole room is baby safe. Then you can put her down awake and cuddle her and then just leave her in place.

Btw a floor bed needn't be anything fancier than putting her mattress on the floor. It's a Montessori thing, if you want to google it.