Hi raisintan,
re: baby sleeping
Sometimes my gal falls asleep after latching on, on my bed. However, the minute I place her in her cot, she wakes up. Her cot is near to my bed. I'll pick her up, sit on my bed, and place her sitting on my lap. She'll put her head near to my chest, trying to sleep. Sometimes, she falls asleep. Sometimes, she'll turn active, and I'll put her back to her cot. She'll stand up in her cot,wanting to play, and crying a little. I'll let her cry, while I rest on my bed,until I sense that she's getting tired, maximum 5 mins, then I'll carry her, put her on my lap till she sleeps. If she turns active, I'll repeat the whole process. In this way, I get to "rest", while she "work out". Usually she sleeps in 15 mins.
When she was younger, I tried CIO, but it didn't really work for her. So I adopt the more "peaceful" sleeping method.
In the middle of the night, when she wakes up, I'll carry her to the living room, cos don't want her to disturb my hb. I'll lay on the sofa, with my gal on top or beside me. When she has fallen asleep, I put her back to her cot. This way, not so tiring for me.
However, on days that I'm really tired, I let her sleep with us when she wakes up in the middle of the night. My gal likes sleeping with us, and she'll sleep thru the night.