Help me get my DD...

[MissBax]

To sleep in her bedside cot!
We bought a cot that has one side down to attach to our bed. She won't sleep in that, yet if I move her 4 inches in to our bed she passes out in the blink of an eye. I don't understand how she knows the difference!
I thought it might be about our body heat so started putting a hot water bottle into her bed before putting her in it. That didn't work. Thought it might be about our smell, so lined the cot with a t-shirt I'd worn. That didn't work. She will be fast asleep in our bed and I'll move her 4 inches into her crib and she screams! Please help me get her sleeping in her crib.
I've tried Co sleeping but my back is very sore from being unable to stretch out and move during the night.
Anyone will any experience or expertise please help!

I don't have any advice I'm afraid but I'm in your exact situation!
My daughter has been co-sleeping with us since she was a newborn (she's four months now). She'll happily sleep right through the night in our bed but if I try and lift her into her bedside cot she wakes up instantly!!
I absolutely love co-sleeping with her but it would be nice to stretch out and have a cuddle with the hubby now and again.

Is this a cosleeping crib or a cosleeping cot?

The small size of a crib is it's downfall. I would suggest a full sized normal cot (ideally cotbed) with one side taken off and wedged/lashed to your bed is much more functional.

With a full sized cot, you can physically cuddle yourself into the cot. In the early weeks i would often settle baby in the cot with my torso entirely within the cosleeper cotbed. So encircle baby with my arms, lay my head next to baby's head, snuggle close. I also used a dummy to encourage independant sleep without crying. Then once asleep in the cot, I could extract myself into my bed.

Therefore i wouod suggest getting your full sized cot ibt o your room, gettibg the Allen key out and removing one side. Then fastening it to your bed.

And also get a dummy - they are ace if you want baby sleeping easily independantly.

Ahh sorry I meant crib - and yes that makes perfect sense. I've said if I could fit myself into it I think it'd be better.
Unfortunately the cot we have (for when she moves into her own room) wouldn't fit next our bed! Maybe I'll try squeezing my arm into her crib a bit more and see if there's someway of overcoming it.
I also love having her cuddled upto me in bed but need to have a stretch and cuddle DH too!

I would remove a chest of drawers out of my room into the nursery to fit the cot in my room. Or move the bedside tables out, or dressing table.

Some furniture rearrangements will pay dividends in establishing independant in-cot settling.