Bedtime routine

I just walk out, I’ve never stayed in the room even for naps. Always have the monitor on - my boy has slept the night since 3 months, he’s never been in our bed or anything he’s very independent

Generally all children will sleep through the night and put themselves to sleep without sleep training once they’re developmentally ready but this happens at different ages. At the moment I rock/feed my 15m old to sleep in our rocking chair at bedtime because I love the connection time and it only takes 15 mins. Then I transfer her onto her bed and she generally sleeps through the night. Usually toddlers will let you know when they’re ready to go to sleep alone, at the moment I’m planning on waiting until my daughter has a bit more understanding so that we can talk about it together. If you really need it to change then thats ok, the routine needs to work for both of you, but there will likely be some upset at this age that you just need to help them work through x

The group beyond sleep training on Facebook is great for positive stories of toddlers who have always been responded to and now have the confidence to make the choice that they’re ready to go to sleep alone x

My son who is 18 months old has been in our bed for a long time and I usually used to lay him on my and pat him but now I get in his travel cot with him and get him to sleep then once he’s sleeping I put him down and creep out the room.

He wakes a couple of times but I’ve only been doing it since Monday so he’s not yet mastered sleeping through and staying in his cot.

My first was sleep trained early and a really good sleeper, but I always stayed in the room out of sight while she fell asleep. When she was about 2 she started telling me to get out of her room 😂