Hi All,

My dter is 9 months old, we have a nice sleep routine, I lie with her, hold her hand, sing, replace dummy etc till she falls asleep during day (2 day time sleeps for 1.5 hours each) and at night (takes 5-15 minutes) . At night she ususally needs resettling after 45 minutes and sometimes replacing dummy a bit more. She has a top up breastfeed at 11pm when we go to bed and wakes once or twice through the night for feeds. Sometimes she is in our bed, sometimes a cot next to our bed, depends on her needs.
I am starting to wonder around what age I should think about teaching her to fall asleep without me .... if at all .... will it happen naturally when she is a toddler or do I have to teach her?? I am fine with how things are but am concerned I am 'babying' her and that I should be teaching her skills to fall asleep by herself? I do not want to control cry but am not sure what other techniques I could use if any..... views and experiences of others would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!