Between 8-11 months the ONLY way that DS would sleep was with me. I got a mattress on the floor where we slept - that way there was enough room for him to toss and turn and me to get some sleep. Otherwise we were up every hour or so - oh, he'd go straight back to sleep when we got there, but would wake up again to seek reassurance. He had separation anxiety bad, then started teething.

BUT, once the anxiety receded and we got a teething necklace, he went back to sleeping by himself.

All the best - we all know how hard it is