I have always co-slept with DD since she was born. All the tricks of the trade did not get her to sleep independently (swaddling, white noise, warming the mattress etc) However she is 6 months old on Tuesday and I feel the time has come for her (and me) to sleep separately.
I want to try getting her to nap in her cot (in her own room) before tackling the night time routine!
I've made half hearted attempts previously to get her to nap in her cot. A few occasions she would fall asleep but only for like 20 minutes. If she naps in my bed she'll nap for 1-2 hours. If she wakes up and is still tired, she goes straight back to sleep. I don't have to rock her to sleep or hold her to sleep. I literally just lay her down on my bed give her, her dummy and she just goes to sleep.
Now I'm ready to tackle this sleeping independently properly. Any advice on how to go about getting my daughter to sleep in her own bed would be great. I don't believe in letting her cry herself to sleep, for me that is not an option.