Getting 11m old to sleep in cot

[happymum24]

When DD was born we used (very successfully) a next to me in our bedroom. She has always been a good sleeper - going through the night from about 8 weeks, peaking at 7-7 from about 5m to 6 weeks ago, when everything went pear shaped. She got too big for the next to me, so we've had her in with us. Now she does all naps and nights in our bed. It was fine, but it's too risky-she is v mobile, and I feel like we are all waking each other all the time. She has become a poor sleeper-up several times a night and really active.
I guess what I'm looking for are tips on how to move from co-sleeping to the cot. How horrendous is it going to be, as she is used to one of us lying down next to her to fall asleep! Help!! !

Any ideas anyone?

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When my DD was that age or maybe slightly younger she would only feed to sleep so was in with me and DP slept in the spare room for quite a while. I didn't think I'd ever get her to sleep without me. So we did it in little stages, in her room I took the cot apart and took it out, and made sure there was nothing dangerous in the room and just had the cot mattress on the floor. Then I'd lie down with her on/next to the mattress and feed her to sleep and lie there for about half an hour or whatever and once she was properly asleep I'd leave her then go in and feed her again the few times she woke up during the night, and have the monitor to watch her and check she'd not gotten off the mattress.
That adjusted her to sleeping in her own room, then I put the cot back together and changed to feeding her almost to sleep in my arms then putting her in the cot and lying on the floor next to it.
All of which worked but meant I was still stuck in her room for a lot of each night so we bit the bullet once she was closer to 1 and did that method where you leave them for a min then reassure them then leave it for 2 mins, then leave them longer periods of time until they go to sleep. It was crap with the crying but it really didn't last long and I didn't feel that guilty as we did the step by step one where you go back in gradually to comfort them, not just leaving her to cry.
Hope you work something out, I'm sure you will do, it feels like forever ago that I did all of the above but it was only a year ago and she sleeps through the night in her own room and has done for ages now

Have you tried her in the cot yet? She could surprise you and adjust well.

I’m following the “No cry sleep solution” by Elizabeth Pantley. Thought it was a good time while I’m on reduced working hours! It is working, can now get 14 mo to sleep without feeding which is amazing! Unfortunately teething though so it’s still an uphill struggle but it’s definitely helped!

Thank you so much for the replies!
Harper30-I think the mattress on the floor will be happening-great idea.
And I am secretly hoping she might just adjust lamppost1-she's usually pretty chilled out.
We are teething atm too Milklady02-but will have a look at the "No Cry"
So grateful for the ideas and support!

I’m in a similar situation although the next2me was never a success. I’ve never managed to get more than four hours without feeling back to sleep and resorted to cosleeping from about four months (11 months now) even naps were always in the car or pushchair. This week I have started naps in the cot, which she does have in her own room, and I’m hoping once they are going well we can start nights in there too! I’m only on day three so anything could happen! Good luck, I’ll look out for your updates!