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Lo1 is 3 and needs on of us next to her to fall asleep, but we sneak out after she's asleep

No. But that's not to say he wont start asking when he's a bit older. He's 3 months behind your twins.

No, but I would hear them talking to each other all the time when they were supposed to be sleeping!

My kid has never gone to sleep alone! He sleeps alone after for the whole night though he'll be 3 at the end of the year.

not typically, but sometimes we need to still rock/hold her to sleep or when she wakes in the middle of night, she's only going back down if she's in bed with us, so i just pull her in. but that's like a couple times a month maybe, usually when sick or getting teeth.

A little before 2 years old I had a lot of trouble getting DS to sleep. I used to lay on the floor next to his crib singing to him and holding his hand. And this was long after we sleep trained. He had no wake ups, but getting him down was a bear. We ended up converting his crib, figuring it couldn't get too much worse.

I got pregnant and DH took over bedtime and they got into a solid routine and things got much better.

With DD I learned my lesson and we have a routine and I'm not so scared of letting her cry. Most nights she doesn't but some nights she cries for literally about 5-10 seconds. Then she goes right to sleep.

I don't like co-sleeping, it's too claustrophobic for me. I need my own space or my anxiety goes through the roof.

Both of mine go through phases of needing us for whatever reason and not needing us. Over time, I've learned to go with the flow instead of stressing about it like I used to. I do cherish those moments of snuggling, especially with my oldest who is 4.5 because there is just something about that time between being awake and drifting off that often the most poignant of questions are asked or fears are shared - sentiments that's just don't always have the chance come out during the chaos of the day.

@gingerbebe: my kids are the same. Need to be alone and dark and white noise.

On and off. She'll have a few days or weeks of needing one of us to lay on her floor and hold her hand through the crib bars. Then we can usually start doing the sleep lady shuffle until we get back to not having to be in there. Had to be in there most of the early summer, had a month of freedom, and now have had to be back in there for the last week. Luckily we can leave after she falls asleep and she doesn't wake up at night.

Cosleep with baby and 2.75 year old needs us with her till she is asleep.