My DS2 is almost 11 months old (so not so much of a baby anymore) and i have found him to be a very active little bub. DS1 was/is very placid and bedtime routine with him was very easy so the activeness and not wanting to 'switch off' of DS2 is new to me and i'm looking for a few tips.

I'm just wondering what those who have fairly active bubs (that really need some kind of calm down routine) do. We do have a set routine of the day that i do my best to follow as i have found that one day out of routine can really throw DS2. AM sleep is no problem at all, PM sleep often takes about an hour to get him to sleep and night time sleep is very similar. A b/f before bed isn't enough to relax and get him into a calm place, he jumps off so many times and just wants to be realeased from my arms. I find i have to put him in bed and go back to him 2 or 3 times with the offer of more b/f before he finally goes to sleep.

I think i have come to the conclusion this is because he has not gotten enough indications of it being time to settle down and go to sleep. He has generally been up for 3-4 hours by bed time so he should be tired. We bath/shower every second night, most nights i am doing this without the help of DH so it's difficult to focus on one or the other and to keep things in a quiet relaxed state.

Apart from a bath and b/f as a sleep association what else do people use for an 11ish month old who is very active?