My 13 month old dd goes to a lovely nursery 4 days a week. She is generally very happy there, gets excited when she?s dropped off and the staff are caring/engaged. The only issue is that she sleeps for one 30 min nap per day so is utterly exhausted by the time I pick her up. She tends to fall asleep in the pram when I collect her then cries when we get home, so its a race to have a snack/bath/bed before a complete meltdown.
She?s been there 3 months so I don?t think its going to improve. In fact I think once she moves from cot to mat she won?t sleep at all.
She was never a great daytime napper at home and needs darkness/quiet (though now she naps for ages at home cause she?s so tired from nursery). She only sleeps 10.5 hours overnight and frequently wakes (briefly) a few times so I?m worried she isn?t getting enough rest on nursery days.
Has anyone else had to deal with this? Can I expect any more from the nursery reasonably given she is such a light sleeper? Does it ever get better? I feel I?m letting her down as she?s not getting enough rest
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Does anyone else have a baby that doesn’t sleep at nursery? Do they cope?
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MillionPramMiles · 06/06/2013 16:17
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