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DD is 21 months old and still cries a little at bedtime. Some nights she cries a little as soon as we go into her room, but stops to listen to stories. Then once she's tucked into bed and we leave she will cry 5 or so minutes. She doesn't do it every night. She probably cries half the time. I think she just doesn't want to stop playing and go to sleep. We sleep trained at 10 months and she's been putting herself to sleep since then. I think it's normal.

He needs time to adjust to the fact that you were helping him fall asleep and now you're expecting him to do it on his own. Narrate what you are doing and decide on a system of checks or ignoring. Then be consistent. Don't be like me and do one thing during the day, another at night and basically confuse your kid!

My youngest is about the same age as yours (16 months) and for us it's hit and miss. He's always been a great sleeper - I used to rock him to sleep in my arms and then put him in his crib and that was always fine, and then one day I just put him down in his crib awake and he just went right to sleep - but lately, maybe for the past month, he's been crying when we put him into his crib. Only for a minute or so, but I wonder if it's at least partly developmental? You said it's been only three days, right? When we had a sleep doula for my older son she said to give it ten days. Hopefully it will get better and better as you stick to it.

It's developmental. My little is 14 months and has been having issues at bedtime. Thrashed when it's time to rock in the glider and be sung to, cries when we leave, and then won't fall asleep for like 30-40 mins. DS1 also had wonky bedtimes and sleep from 10-13 months off and on and then again around 18 months there's a big regression. Longer to settle, crying at bedtime, some random night wakings, etc. Both boys were sleeptrained and used to sleeping on their own and they still spazzed at this age.