Thanks for your replies. I would prefer if my DD had fewer but longer sleeps in the day, I suppose we'll get there eventually. I find the whole process of observing her for 'tired signs', getting the timing right to put her to bed and then getting her settled in bed quite stressful, so the fewer times I have to do this in a day the better! I think I spend more time on getting her to bed than she spends in bed! I agree in theory about taking the advice lightly, but in practice sometimes this goes out the window and I freak out thinking "oh my god, I've been doing it all wrong I have to do it differently....!" It's good to remember this is advice, not fact!