Jelly you don't sound preachy at all, no one is trying to say one method is better than the other. I love hearing about what everyone is doing because there are hints and tips in everyone's journey that I often pick up and try myself. When I refer to our bed time routine, I mean the steps that we follow before DD crashes for the night, not at a set time every day. It always depends on when her last nap of the afternoon was as to when we bath stories etc. It doesn't happen just because we think she should go to bed, it is following her cues. Just wanted to clarify that We realised early on we were actually keeping her up too late and she was very unsettled all evening, but when we started a regular bath and earlier bedtime when she first started getting really grizzly, she would crash out soundly, instead of up most of the evening grizzling and sleeping fitfully.

Just like all of us, our LO's truly are their own little people and what works for one may not work for another, but once again, I appreciate being able to hear so many different ways to parent as there's so much that be learnt.

Hi inSom nice to see you round!

Hope everyone gets a good nights sleep tonight