Yes that's the same with Jacob - he's more inclined to go to sleep if he knows (or thinks!) you are asleep too. When you think about it, as far as babies and toddlers are concerned, YOU never sleep! They don't see you asleep do they?! LOL

Jacob will also quite happily go to bed. He will say goodnight to his toys etc and run and jump into bed for his bedtime stories.

FWIW, Jacob isn't ready for sleep at night until he's been up for around 7 hours post-daytime nap. So if he wakes up at 1.30 from his daytime nap, then he's not tired until 8.30 pm. There are exceptions to this rule naturally, but not very often! It always works out to be about 7 hours. It's also around 4.5 - 5 hours after he wakes for the day, that he's ready for his daytime nap!

If we try to put Jacob to bed earlier, then we have a LOT of difficulty. He will willingly go to bed, but just not sleep or be happy in there on his own, so we have to stay with him. During the day he will stay there on his own if he's tired, and put himself to sleep, but NEVER of a night time. So we wait it out!! We are consistent with his sleep rituals, but the end result is always the same, so despite what everybody says about him needing to be in bed by 7pm (the countless times I've heard that!), that simply doesn't work for him. Sure, if he's awake by midday after his nap, then it works! LOL

It's funny you know as currently Ruby is very different. She is having her bath at 6.30 pm and in bed and asleep after her bottle by 7pm. If she's still awake after her bottle, then she just puts herself to sleep. She wakes once overnight for a feed and then goes back to sleep (even if the bottle is at 6.30 am!). Last night she only had 30ml of a bottle at 6.45 pm and didn't wake again until 7.30 am! I thought something must have been wrong! She's a catnapper by day though.......

So it all depends on the individual baby....it's a pity you can't just let Maggie go until around 8.30 pm if that's what works for her best.......