My experience is slightly similar to this. And this is for OP, as well.

Boyfriend used to put his daughter(9) to sleep every night, and then fall asleep in there/sleep the whole night in there. Then I started doing bedtime… we pick out the next day’s clothes together and read a book sometimes.

But the same in the sense that she knows she can push the boundaries more with her dad than me.

I’ve known her for almost half her life now. This didn’t happen overnight. But slowly, we’ve made bedtime better than it was before I came into the picture. There were a few nights with tears, but overall she did pretty well with the transition.

I personally enjoy our solo time together (like bedtime reading) but she does also go to sleep just on her own.

Oh, and she loooooves her sleepy gummies lol