I am trying to do the same thing at the moment with my almost 11 month old. He sleeps in his cot of during the day but he has to fall asleep on the boob before I put him in so that he is already asleep. He will scream and scream if I put him in there while he is awake and I hate hearing him cry. At night he will sleep in his cot until about 11pm and then I will just bring him in with me and ill feed him lying down and we will both go back to sleep. It has been so easy for the last 10 months but now that he is getting bigger and more fidgety, im a little over it. Maybe I just have to bite the bullet and sit with him next to the cot and rub his back until he falls asleep. Is that asking for trouble? At night it is just so much easier getting him out of his cot and going straight back to bed. I think little ones who are so used to having their mums next to them at night just fret at being alone. So maybe just being there while they fall asleep in their cot is the best way to go about it? I have heard not to let them cry so that they dont get scared of their cot. What do you think?? Anyway I think I will give it a go tonight. I got him to sleep tonight by patting his back and it only took about 10 mins, so not too bad I guess. Will see how I go and let you know...