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This is a tough one ... my younger two were mostly co sleeping at that age (usually after first wakeup) and I wouldn’t have known how to fix it quickly. I think there’s a chance with new people the baby will act differently and go down more easily but it’s hard to know. You could try the pack n play near you so you can sing and pat maybe without picking up?

Also I think you should be prepared that co sleeping could happen. Especially as people could get desperate if it doesn’t go well. So I’d print out the safe cosleeping rules and go over them to prevent things like sleeping with baby on couch, sleeping with a bunch of bedding, sleeping after smoking or drinking, etc. Maybe have a plan for try this and this first, but have a backup plan. So many people accidentally up their sids risk by getting desperate and exhausted and falling asleep with baby on the couch.

This is tough! And why my in laws wouldn’t watch LO until she slept through the night! I’d try to get her as used to the PNP as possible at home. I know she’s too little to really sleep train but can you just force her to sleep in the PNP and just get up and comfort her as needed and then expect family to do the same? We never coslept though so we had to just accept her not being as settled at night when she was tiny.

My second daughter was a really hard-to-settle nighttime sleeper. We left her with my parents for a couple nights when she was around that age because I was losing it with sleep deprivation and was desperate for some help. I had no idea how they'd settle her, or if any of it would work out because it had been such a mess at home...but when they offered me a night off, I couldn't pass it up! My daughter was totally different at bedtime for them than she was for me. I don't remember the details of how they worked it out, but it was okay. I was really stressed about it ahead of time, but my mom was so reassuring - she reminded me that they could get through anything for a couple nights, and even if they were up most of the night, they could take shifts or catch up on sleep again later when they sent the baby home again.

I hope you enjoy your time away!!

I also think she might just do better with other people when you're not home! For example, my two kids both co-slept with us from birth pretty much; always needed to be held/nursed/binky for naps. But they also attended daycare at young ages (10 and 6 months) and never had any issues napping there!

Maybe you can just start some form of sleep training now in the crib & just make sure family members follow it closely when it's their turns?