Anonymous wrote:I think the “power down” thing was in Precious Little Sleep, which I found easy to read and in line with the other reputable ones. I never did checks so I don’t know but fwiw, I think that would prolong our crying. But I don’t have any kind of data or anything on that obviously.

OP here and just saying thanks- I went and read the Precious Little Sleep blog about powering down and found it really reassuring for the off nights we’ve had, and will help me to stop taking frustration out on the nanny because bedtime likely has nothing to do with her. Thank you for sharing.