Hi,
I was hoping for some words of advice as my baby is due to start nursery over the coming week. He has always had a very full on temperament; he had terrible colic as a newborn, and then was really a very grumpy baby until around the 6.5 month mark when he started sitting up, then got a bit happier with every milestone. He is a very active toddler now, who loves to run everywhere and explore everything and is so curious and funny, but he now also has fairly epic tantrums. He is incredibly strong willed and just doesn't understand why he can't do everything he wants all the time.
He's had his settling in days at nursery and although they were ok, I just don't see how he will cope with full days. The other babies there seem so chilled, happy to explore slowly and sit and wait for food etc, whereas he is constantly on the go and has zero patience for waiting. My main worry is also sleep... I just don't see how it's going to happen. At home it has to be quiet and calm, or else he can't switch off because he's too interested in everything. At the nursery they just have a corner of the room with moses basket type things where babies are supposed to sleep. If he doesn't sleep he is so miserable and will have meltdown after meltdown over everything.
Has anyone been in a similar position and tell me it hasn't been a disaster? Will the nursery be able to do anything about the sleep situation? I feel terrible that he might be so unhappy there.
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High needs 14 month old starting nursery
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Haz1516 · 14/08/2019 07:49
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