My 10.5 month old has had 2 weeks of settling at nursery so far, and has got progressively worse at sleeping, and is so tired. I did expect this, but not until he was doing longer stretches there. He has only managed 3.5 hours max there as he will not nap there, gets tired and upset, and I have to get him. Obviously when I start work in 1.5 weeks I can't get him.
He was doing 2 x 1-1.5 hour naps and sleeping through from 7.30pm until anywhere between 6.15-7am. Now he is difficult to get to nap (impossible if he's just got back from nursery) and is waking throughout the night, and up at 5/5.30am.
I know it's overtiredness and probably separation anxiety too, but is there anything I can do to help? He is a very routine baby, and incredibly sensitive to becoming oversimulated and overtired - to the point if you're even 5 minutes late getting him down for a nap it's game over. Nursery try to follow his schedule, and his nap routine, but it's brighter and louder there, so he won't settle. I've given him earlier nights, but he still wakes a lot, and up early, so isn't catching up.
Do I just ride it out? And how should I tackle night wakes? I currently nurse him as he won't calm, but I don't want to get back on that slippery slope. He was 'sleep trained' with ferber, but this doesn't work when he's overtired.
If he finishes nursery at 4.30pm and hasn't napped, do I try a cat nap or really early bed?
Will he eventually nap there, and at home after nursery (currently he's too wired)? He's always been a nap at home baby, will not nap in the pram, car, or eleswhere, so I'm worried.
Apologies for rambling post, but so far it's been hell, with my happy boy a screaming mess, and we're all exhausted! And it'll only get worse when I'm working too ðŸ˜