MummaBear, I love your post! Firstly, I can relate!! I have posted MANY TIMES asking for advice on cot sleeping and co-sleeping!

I hope my advice helps you.

My DD co-slept with us until 2 weeks ago. She is now 10 months old.

We were not getting any sleep because of the kicks in the head and feet in our mouths (heehee) so we decided to buy a toddler bed. She hated her cot and what a waste of $500 that was! She never went in it!! She loves her new toddler bed. It is in her own room.

Last week she was fine, I slept in there on a mattress just to do the re-settling process if she woke up. She would settle really quickly. She finds it better on her tummy to sleep and I have an angel care movement monitor for ease of mind.

This week I planned to move back into my own bed but she has been sick with a cold/ear infection so I'm still in there, although I have not once taken her into my bed and she's doing great.

Our DD wouldn't even go in her cot for day sleeps! She would only go in our bed or sleep on me on the lounge. And that was becoming tiring! I would worry she would fall out of my bed all the time and my bum got so sore sitting for an hour or so on the lounge!

She now goes in her toddler bed fine now through day and night. She will wake at night twice but re-settle quickly. I have no hesitation to bring her in with us if she won't settle though, don't like controlled crying.

I really hope this has helped you. Maybe try her in a toddler bed. I am sure DD just likes the extra room. Someone mentioned to me that when I stirred through the night, it would wake her up and that's why she was so unsettled sleeping in our bed, but who knows.

One more thing, I've started a dreamfeed too again, I had cut it out for a month or so but finding it makes her sleep better. That's an individual thing though and entirely up to Mumma...she seems to love a late bottle when she's half asleep.

Good luck with everything, let me know how you go.

Hugs to you xxxx