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Yes, I tried mattress next to the crate for a night earlier on, but she just wanted to get out and lie on me instead and i gave up after a few hours.
Was feeling really bad about the sofa thing and felt like it was going to never end, so it was a huge relief when it only took one night of very intermittent crying to get her sleeping happily in crate. I did have a couple of large whiskies to steel myself beforehand...I assume you're doing all the stuff to make her crate a fun place to be in daytime? Ada's been finding lots of surprise bits of chicken and ham in her crate in the day.
Though she still gets unhappy if I confine her in there for very long when she wants to be out playing /destroying stuff.
She's had quite a few very manic bursts where she's ended up running round biting everything and have had to swiftly shut her away to calm down.
Not hugely different to my younger daughter in this respect, but Ada burns out a lot quicker.
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Very relieved to hear that you’ve been on the sofa with her – we’ve got a mattress on the kitchen floor next to the crate and have similarly relented in the face of sleep deprivation. Last night was the first (two weeks in) that she managed a few hours in the crate. Looking forward to getting back in my own bed!