stopping co-sleeping

[lionessmama9]

Please if anybody has any advice on how to stop co sleeping with my nearly 2 year old it would be much appreciated. Currently we bed share, we have a bedtime bottle (I know that needs to go too!), read some stories and listen to some Lulabies. More often than not she will fall asleep nose to nose with me or lay on my chest, cuddled in tight.
Weve tried to transition to her cot in her room, briefly, a few times, but the minute we even mention her cot she is so overwhelmed. We have real panicked tears and I really really struggle to see her so upset and feel so bad I bring her back in with me.
ANY tips would be welcomed. She still doesn't sleep through the night which was one of the main reasons we started to co sleep around 14 months ago, although we used to be able to transfer into her cot. Now we can't even do that.
We're tired, my partner and I spend so little time together and our little girl is still waking up once or twice in the evening. We know it would be best for us all if we started to make the transition but I don't even know where to start. I want to make it as easy for her as possible without cussing upset or distress or her thinking that I'm abandoning her 😢

What about trying her with a floor bed in her room? Lie down with her and get her to sleep how you usually do, then I would probably sleep with her for a few weeks till she’s use to the room then start slowly creeping out.
Good luck x

Floor bed and combine it with gradual retreat. Nose to nose first, then your head a bit further away etc. Eventually you're on a chair outside the door and then you're downstairs making tea before you know it. But it might take a few weeks to get there.

Another vote for the floor bed. We got a double one for DS who is almost 3. He still needs me with him to get to sleep (moved about 5/6 months ago) but sleeps through the night mostly now. We made a big deal of him choosing his own bedding and got a projector night light etc - made it as special for him as possible. After 2.5 years of bedtime battles he is actually excited to go to bed now!

I would gently put her to sleep as usual, then likely sleep head soccer with her for several weeks until she's accustomed to the room, after which I would gradually start spending less time there.

When she's waking in the night, how are you getting her back to sleep?