Twinkle, let u knw when next gathering is forming, should be soon cos some moms returning to work, but yet to take shape. What HBB say is true, so long as there is 2 or more, it's a gathering.
SabSab,
1. place anything your bb cot is dressed in, sheets, blankets, quilt, pillows, pillow covers in your bed for few days the dress them back, the scent should make your bb feel as if she's in your bed (besides the fimness of your bed);
2. put her in her cot during the day to "train" her to sleep there. This is when u intend to train her that specific place to sleep, be it a nap or a sleep cos for some moms, they want bb to hv a nap place and a sleep place so that when bb is place in the sleep place in the night they know that they are expected to sleep longer.