Thanks girls. Your examples do give me some hope. Looks like it might take a while longer yet but that you do get there. I'm fine with lying down with her when she's older... I think that's really lovely. I do wonder though... how does that work at childcare or when staying with Grandparents etc.?

I think I need to keep giving her a chance to try and get to sleep herself (even if it only works once a month!)... I rarely do these days as it's easier to go straight to rocking than to have to calm her down after she's got all angsty in her cot. I might try rocking her 'till she's drowsy and then lying down with her.