Won't sleep in the cot

[Gemini1406]

My 8 and 1/2 month old daughter has recently decided that she won't sleep in her cot. She has always been a great sleeper, 2 to 3 sleeps a day and then out for 12 hrs at night. Now every time i try to lay her in her cot she begins to scream histerically. We have tried controlled crying techniques but she ends up so upset that she makes herself vomit. My husband and i need to put her in the pram and push her around the backyard and she falls asleep in a few minutes. This happens day and night.
About 3 weeks ago we got rid of the dummy and wraps and she was fine for about a week and then this behaviour started and we don't know how to stop it. She also got her first tooth this week so we aren't sure if this is associated or not.
She sleeps really well once she is asleep but it's just the getting to sleep that is the issue!
If there is anyone who has experienced this or has some helpful advise i would really appreciate it. Thank you

[lovelymum]

maybe start wrapping her again and give her back her dummy to fall asleep with then take it out once she is asleep. Seriously no rules when it comes to sleep thats my motto!! Our DD is 2yrs 3months and sleeps in our room still (in her cot, next to my side of the bed). Everyone gives me a hard time about it but after 18 months of no sleep I dont care neither does my DH. At the end of the day you will enjoy your DD much more if you are not totally stressed out I am sure you wont have to wrap her, rock her in her pram, give her a dummy all that stuff when she is 21 :laughing: (just to put it into perspective) I believe in going with the flow and doing what suits you and your DD best. Good luck xx

[kerrin]

When DD went through a similar stage we printed big photos of all the family and put them next to her cot so she could see them all the time. Before bed we would say goodnight to 'everyone'.

You could try spending time with her in the cot awake - playing, reading, etc. to give her some positive reinforcement that the cot is a nice place to be. Start with 100% of your attention. When she's OK, start moving away from the cot but staying in the room - eventually walk out of the room and come back in. This seemed to work for DD.

[MsMummy]

My son doesn't like the cot. We have co-slept from about 3 weeks, but I used to try and put him in there for his day sleeps (so he wouldn't roll off the bed).

He just wasn't interested.

So he just sleeps in bed with us. If I didn't want him in bed, though, I would feed him in bed and transfer him to his cot after he was sound asleep.

I just think it's too traumatic for everybody to fight it. My son goes to family daycare twice a week, and the carer was keen on him sleeping in the cot. She has now also given up, and just lets him fall asleep on her sofa.