How to get baby to settle in her cot

We've gone through a stage of co sleeping and with the weather getting really hot I need her to settle in her cot, even if it's just for 2 hours. I cant out her down whilst she's asleep because I'll have to drop her less then half an inch as I'm only standing at 5 ft 1, for safety just now I put her in her cot so I can quickly pop to the loo, she screamed so bad those two minutes and physically made herself sick! I'm not a fan of the CIO method and it's just not practical, I just need help, she's 11 months on the 18th

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I cradle my boy till he is asleep. I have the same thing being short, so I'm currently using a toddler step for when they brush their teeth. Just enough height for me. Maybe see if a step helps u too Xxx

I’m 5 ft and struggle with the cot ! I literally put him in after a feed and I keep laying him down and rubbing his back….I mean it takes time but it does work ….tonight I placed him in and rubbed his back, he sat up I put him down, rubbed his back and again he sat up (I say nothing ) I lay him back down and then I sit there till he sleeps ….he will moan and roll around but he went to sleep by himself ….takes a lot of patience though xx

With my little one I lay on his floor and put my hand through the bar and he will eventually after some standing up and shouting hold my hand and lay down and I just ssh ssh. Tonight is the first night all week it’s worked again though because of the weather & him being poorly x

I have been thinking about getting a step, she also moves around so much she bangs her head, arms and legs and it wakes her up when she use to sleep in it, it was one of the reasons we started co sleeping 😩 xx

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