AndiE, I'm pretty sure that if I wasn't there with him while he went to sleep DS would do the same...only I reckon he'd be crying for a whole lot longer before he fell asleep.

Well, last night was slightly better. I was able to leave him again after he woke up - twice and the second time he'd fallen out. I had to remind him to scoot over toward the wall so he wouldn't fall out again, but he went back to sleep without too much fuss and didn't wake up when I went back to my own bed.

It takes a loooong time for him to settle at night. Last night he spent ages screaming and sobbing about his stool (by the bed so he can climb up) - no idea what the problem was. I *think* he wanted to take the stool somewhere but we wouldn't let him leave the room. It was strange for him to cry for so long - usually he gets over things like that pretty quickly. Once he finally calmed down he went to sleep quickly, though.