How can I improve this?!

[PartridgeJoan]

Open to any ideas or suggestions, but I am desperately avoiding sleep training as it isn't for me.

I have a 7 month old who has spent 95% of each night co-sleeping for the last 4 months. It really isn't an option anymore as I need to sleep on my back in the bed and she constantly wants to be on my boob if I'm near her.

It feels like each night just gets worse and now I've spent four hours intermittently 'feeding' (comfort nursing). I can't sleep, it's affecting my mental health, my physical health and my relationship with my partner.

We've tried so many things. Routines, lotions, pillow spray, hot water bottle, music, white noise, lights. Nothing is working.

We just went away and she managed 1 hour in the travel cot each night.

I've been looking at sleep consultants but they're so expensive... £200 for an overnight stay, £250 for support. I can't afford it.

Anyone have any advice, ideas, magic solutions, or at least any words of encouragement to help please?

How about a side cot joined to the bed at first, so you can ease her away gradually but still close enough to reassure her/ feed? Once she's ok in there you can move it further and further away from your bed. It's so difficult when you're sleep deprived. It will get better.

Even co sleeping she's currently waking every 5 mins to feed. If I get rid of all of our furniture and put the bed in front of the door I can sidecar the cot... our bedroom is small

Hi, do you think it maybe better to start bottle feeding now so she doesn’t keep using your boob as comfort, or do you want to keep breastfeeding?

Does she have a dummy?