How would you get a co-sleeper into a cot in her room?

[dorisbonkers]

Looking for ideas. Child in question is 13 months and has been in amby, then in my bed since. Frequent breastfeeder and can wake 2-6 times a night. Now, have been hobbling on with this but the settling is getting increasingly hairy and making me resent it. I do a full bath/story/music/breastfeed to sleep routine for ages but she gets very sleepy and then 'ping' just wriggles and goes mental. So we get up, let her play and knacker herself out more. The repeat the breastfeeding to sleep. Although last night I was so mad she stayed up (in darker main room, no telly or anything) and fell asleep on DH.

It was never as bad as this and yes, she is ill, so I'm not going to tackle it until she's better.

I have a cot I can put up. How do I start though?

Hi there. I'd like to know the same thing. It's really hard sometimes isn't it, especially when they just seem to want to sleep with boob in mouth!

Does DD sleep at all in her cot? DS naps in the day and sleeps the first part of the evening in his.

I'm planning on trying something after Christmas as I'm falling asleep at work!

I would pot the cot in your room to start off with, but I'm a mean nasty nanny not a guilt ridden mummy!

I would also try to wean her off the story and music before bed, stick with one she may be getting over stimulated before bed time? Also make the cot up with bedding that smells like you, make use it as a blanket or similar for few days before making up the cot.

I find that "ping" moment comes when they are over tired and end up getting themselves in a state about not wanting to go to sleep.

Also restrict the timings of her afternoon nap.

If you put her down in the cot and she goes mental try holding her in your arms and patting or rocking then placing in the cot when asleep, doe that for 3 days.

After those three days put her in cot and make shhhh soothing noises and still pat/rock whilst lying in the cot.

Wait three more days and then just put hand on bum/back applying enough reassure so she knows your there whilst also making the shhh noises.

Then after 3 more days no touching just shhhing noises.

Then no shhing noises and hopefully she will settle.

Yuo have to be quite determined though to do it IMO and stick to that pattern - so for the first 6 nights it's good if you have nowhere to be in the mornings!

HTH

Doris I could have written your post as I have exactly the same problem, except my 13 month-old DD has always co-slept as she refused point blank to sleep in her lovely Amby. She also feeds frequently at night. We're having the same problems as you in the evenings and it's driving me nuts as it's been going on for nearly 2 weeks now. On a good night it takes 2 hours to settle her, on a bad night she refuses to go to sleep at all and I end up bringing her back down to play. I was hoping it was just a phase as she's on the verge of walking, but the longer it goes on, the more I start to think she's getting into bad habits. Plus I want my evenings back! And DH is also becoming less keen on the co-sleeping so I need to address the cot issue even though she goes absolutely mental when put in it, at any time of the day.
I read Youreapwhatyousow's post with interest, especially about the "ping" moment coming when they're over-tired so I'm going to start by putting her to bed earlier tonight.
I'll be watching this thread with interest- I'm so glad I'm not alone!