Good luck

I definitely think day naps are very important. As soon as we got Imogen into a bit of a day sleep routine (and it is similar to your outline - 9am for one hour, 11am for one hour and 2pm for two hours), she has been sleeping from 8pm to 8am with one wake up at around 5am. I am thinking of trying to push her bedtime earlier for the same reasons you have expressed (mainly, she is awake for such a long stretch in the evening although she usually has a catnap somewhere in the middle for 30-45mins) but a bit scared to mess with things when they are working...

We also stopped co-sleeping which actually helped although I was a bit sad to let it go. I found I was too quick to try and soothe her when she was in our bed and more easily disturbing my sleep. I actually sat up and watched her sleep in her cot for a while, she would slightly wake, move around a bit and then settle back to sleep again. It took a few minutes and I was sitting there on the edge of my seat wanting to pick her up... it was hard to let her try and settle herself but I feel so reassured now, knowing that she can do it. She doesn't self settle during the day, I feed till sleepy, rock till asleep and then put her down. Maybe one day I'll tackle that but for now, I'm just happy that she sleeps and enjoying the cuddles while she is too young to push me away

Really keen to see how things turn out for you so keep us updated xo