Hi all,

DD (15 months) has been such a great sleeper. She went through an unsettled period at about 6 months with going to sleep but we sorted it out and she was happy to have us sit or lay on the floor in her room until she fell asleep. No patting or anything, just be there and she would sleep the night through.....
a week ago... this is no longer good enough. She seems to have created some conditions. We have to sit next to her cot, close enough for her to be able to touch us if she wants to. She will choose if she wants her head to be stroked gently or not. Now this is ok but...everytime she wakes in the night she screams for us to go back in and sit by the cot until she falls asleep again. Most nights its only twice...last night 4 times!!. Sometimes i am so tired that if its close to 5 i bring her to our bed. I know this doesnt help the situation but all i think of is the hr and a half sleep i get b4 getting up to get ready for work.
I dont know what to do and would love any suggestions on how to slowly make my way out of her room so she is not dependent on me or DH to fall asleep again. I am dreading putting her into a bed at this stage as i can see her climbing out to sleep next to us.
Currently we go in, we have a cuddle for a few minutes and put her back in her cot, sit down and wait....
thanks for reading..sorry its a bit long