For those who have assisted their little ones to sleep...

[*EJ*]

Our DD's sound very similar Teeki. It used to be exactly like that with DD. If she woke a feed was the only way to get back to sleep and if DH tried without the feed she got so angry. These days she's a little better, if I'm not home she goes to bed fairly independently with no issues for him but if I'm home she screams the house down unless I do it. I'm lying here with her now while she's playing in her cot... So cheeky they are...

Thanks ladies it sounds like they generally move on from it when they are ready

[RhiChiChi]

My Eldest DD is 5.5 and still has DH or I to lie with her at bedtime. She doesn't need us to stay there until she falls asleep but the cuddles are part of her routine