11mn old hard to settle/standing in cot

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Hi my 11 month old(almost 1 yr old) has become really hard to settle for naps since being able to crawl and stand. He pulls himself up on the cot repeatedly and it’s becoming a battle to get him to sleep. Even in the middle of the night he does it and last night he fell and banged his head as I was going to him.
I’ve just cuddled him on our bed and he has gone off but I don’t want to do this all the time. Yesterday I had to go for a walk with him but meant his nap was so late. I feel close to tears today as I don’t know what to do.

I would just cuddle until sound asleep and plonk in cot too comatose to climb. But then I'm a terrible feed-to-sleeper who's never put her 11 month old down awake, drowsy or otherwise

Apparently i was a terror for doing this as a kid, my parents just tied towels round the side of the cot so i couldnt grip the bars, i was too small to reach the top.

Has he been able to self settle up until now?

My 10.5 month old has self settled for all naps /bedtime since 12 weeks old and has slept through 7-7 since 5 months old. The last 3 weeks he has woken through the night wide awake - not upset, just awake. Crawling around the cot, pulling himself up on the bars, crying when going to sleep when for the past 6/7 months he has happily laid in his cot awake and gone to sleep and NEVER cried before. He has also become very clingy, as in physically clings onto my hair / clothes.
Do you have the wonder weeks app?
It turns out we are going through leap 7 and what you're describing is v.indicative of that. There is also a sleep regression at the same time which ties in with the leap. Try to remind yourself that it will pass - and with it comes lots of exciting changes and developments in your baby. (Well, that's what I keep trying to remind myself anyway!)

Co sleep

You need to practise standing up and sitting down in the cot! Sometimes they get stuck standing up and forget how to sit back down nicely in the night .

Thanks everyone. He has been able to self settle but not all the time. I feed before bed and in the night (usually once maybe twice), but not to sleep, but he would always go to sleep by himself but now he often has a cry too. He doesn’t have milk before naps and these have been trickier but this standing malarkey is making it even worse! Have co slept a bit but doesn’t always work as he seems to like his cot WHEN asleep I think he likes the space!! I checked the app and there one day until the next leap...so it could get worse!!! I’m sure I read somewhere when they start moving it causes sleep issues...it’s almost like he can’t help himself but stand!