Thanks Ange! I really must come to terms with the fact that a routine is inevitable, and it will take a couple of weeks to get there. He's not too good with baths at night, they just hype him up (he thinks it's splashy time). As for books, well, he just wants to eat them or pull them to bits or climb on them . Perhaps if I try reading them to him in the cage... I mean cot. He's a hyperactive little bugger, not too good at quiet time in general, which is why the pram is so successful at getting him to sleep, it provides constant motion with the inability to escape.

He often has a nap after dinner (at about 7:30-8:00), and wakes up full of beans. I might try to keep him as quiet as possible after the nap and try to get him to bed soon after.

Sorry to hijack hon - thanks for your advice and inspiration, hopefully I'll have my own success story to add soon(ish).