Our DS started nursery, Mondays and Fridays (only days we could get) a month ago, aged 8.5 months. He bawls when I leave him (in the arms of one of his key workers, who are very nice) then apparently is ok thereafter, enjoying playing etc, although mostly wants to be carried. However, he refuses to drink any of the EBM I leave for him and hardly sleeps. At home he would breastfeed to sleep at 9.30am and sleep for an hour and then again at 1.30pm. He also hardly eats the lunch, whether its what they offer him or what I leave for him as an alternative. We have worked hard to mirror nursery sleep and feed timings at home to help him. We have tried giving him EBM (my husband or mum), though generally fail. The nursery staff are worried about his lack of eating and I have fallen in to a routine of collecting him at 2pm because he hasn't had any of my milk, has only slept for 30-45 mins and has at best only had a few bites to eat. He is generally happy when I pick him up but pale and exhausted. I take him home and breastfeed him to sleep. I really need to be able to leave him 9-5pm at least to be able to crack on with working from home. We are trying with the EBM at home and have asked for a third day in case this will speed up the settling in. Any advice for us? I can't bear to think of him getting so exhausted and empty. Should I just start leaving him for longer and see if he sleeps and eats/drinks late? Thanks for any words of wisdom for this first time mummy
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paddypops · 02/11/2017 19:57
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