Cuddling to sleep

Has anyone been able to move from cuddling their little one to sleep to getting them to self settle in a cot?
I love the cuddles, but my back isn’t and think it might be the time to try. I just don’t know how 🤔

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Yeah, i started to sit and rub my sons back or hold his hand in his cot and then eventually just moved further and further away. Now i kiss his head and say night and close the door, he still has a bottle and he doesnt fall asleep with it but is sleepy which helps. X

Yeah we started getting in his cot with him and cuddling him to sleep, and then gradually started putting him down whilst still sitting in the cot, then putting him down whilst we sat next to the cot, and now he comes for a cuddle in the rocking chair and then points to his cot when he's ready and goes in and lays straight down. It didn't take as long as you would think to be honest, and means that the cot is still thought of as a happy place 😊

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