I'm pretty sure at 18 months DD was in a cot in her own room. We would have dinner pretty much as soon as I got home from work, she'd have a bath (Daddy does that bit) then into pjs and Mummy and Daddy's room for a feed with me. That could take anywhere from 30-90 minutes, so thankfully I could sit there and watch tv! Then I'd go put her in her cot, and then I can't remember how often she woke - not much or she'd still have been in our room. I think she'd maybe started sleeping through, with a couple of wake ups a few times a week? I honestly can't remember.

Anyway, when I got pregnant we moved her into her big girl room. For a while the routine stayed the same, the only change was where I put her down. Then one night instead of taking me into our room after Iggle Piggle (that's now part of the routine, after shower/bath) she took me to hers. She didn't want a feed, just had a little chat, rolled over, pulled my arm around herself and fell asleep. Then I cried lol. After that there was a bit of a transition, she didn't want milk anymore but was adjusting to a different way of sleeping.

Now, all the lead up is the same. Then she goes with Daddy to brush her teeth and they read stories. The first two she can see, and he speaks loudly and she's involved - I can hear them giggling from the lounge room lol. Then she rolls over, cuddles the teddy of the day and closes her eyes to listen to him read quietly to her until she's asleep. Doesn't take very long.

It took a while to get to this point and it's all been led by her, at no stage would we have been able to put her down and leave, she just doesn't like it. She also sleeps through regularly now, through nothing we've done. If she does wake it's very easy and quick to get her back to sleep, she just wants a bit of reassurance and to know we're there. A quick cuddle does it.