Alternatives options to co-sleeping

What do you guys do if your little one is not sleeping and doesn’t want to be alone? She is currently in her cot bed (3 next month) and keeps waking up upset and wanting me to hold her hand and not leave. I can’t bring her into our bed as it’s a small double, so there’s not enough room. Has anyone got any floor cushions or pull out sofa bed anything like that? Be great if I had something I could use to cosleep with her while she’s struggling (it’s so uncomfortable on the floor….!)

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I don't have 1 but you could try something like this?

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Nothing like that would be safe. You need a firm flat surface.

The alternative is your partner sleeps elsewhere

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they fold out flat like a regular mattress as you can see in the picture. I can’t speak for all of them, but ours is plenty firm. Not sure what the safety issue would be. It’s the same as an extra mattress. Just more portable.

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I fell asleep on an air mattress, for a long while, that was next to his crib (then moved him to a twin bed); told him I would stay with him till he fell asleep then I would go to my bedroom to sleep. Of course he’d wake a time or 3 until he grew out of the needing me in there.

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this looks good, thank you!

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thanks so much! Going to look and see if I can find something similar :) so good you can use it as a sofa for reading etc when you don’t need it!

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