Yeah, what's the deal with protesting when they're going into the cot? My son, 8mths, now fights going into the cot, the pram, and even the car seat and high chair!! The pram used to work for giving him quiet time where he'd get all dopey without realising we were trying to "settle" him. Now he's onto us, the little so-and-so, and he twists and turns and cries out as we're trying to put him down (or "in" as the case may be).

"Just close your eyes and lay still!! It's very very simple! If you just shut up and lie there for a few minutes you'd save yourself and us alot of this grief!" is what I wish I could convey to him. There was once a time when he'd get dopey and we'd place him in the cot where he'd just roll over onto his right side (always his right side for some reason, now he ends up on his belly regardless of how we place him down...and his head can end up facing any direction) and would go straight to sleep.

You're not the only confused and frustrated parent, nox. Small comfort, I know, but hopefully it's some comfort at all.