I have to say, I am a sleep nazi!! coco is in bed by 7pm and I do not get her out of her cot until the next morning. There are times she goes to sleep straight away and sleeps through, but others I just pat her off to sleep again. I just so need my own time after the girls go to bed. It's usually half an hour and Im in bed by 8.30, half an hour after Tilly!! I just know that I don't want to set up patterns that Im not willing to continue with, so of course if you're happy with what you do that's fine and there's no problem.
I just know my poor mum had so much trouble with my sister and she slept in her bed until her teens!! Also I had such success with Tilly and she always slept so well, that that's what I want for coco. Its just being consistent with what you want to do. xoxoxo