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One year old starting at nursery

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EarlGrayT · 26/04/2019 10:30

My baby is going to start nursery in 2 weeks just after his first birthday. I am a bit worried as I have only left him a couple of times and that was with DH.

He goes to lots of groups so enjoys being with other babies and is not wary about new people but he is breastfed and won’t take a bottle for me (he does for his Dad). He normally naps in his pram but sometimes I do feed him to sleep.

He is quite happy to feed himself solids and can use a sippy cup.

I tried to introduce a comforter but he didn’t take to it. Do you think he will be ok?

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CJ1990 · 26/04/2019 11:46

I think so :) my 8 month old started her settling in week this week and absolutely loves it! I was worried about her naps. She has 4 30minute naps a day and nursery have one set nap time... She doesn’t nap well there yet but she manages. She’s still happy when I go get her. They surprise you I think and the people who look after them know what they’re doing 😊

CJ1990 · 26/04/2019 11:47

Also my baby doesn’t have a comforter. We also tried but she wasn’t fussed. Just not a baby That needs on :)

AssassinatedBeauty · 26/04/2019 11:50

I think he'll be fine. Both of mine started at about that age, similarly breastfed to sleep for naps, wouldn't take a bottle but would have a sippy cup and didn't have a comforter. They were both absolutely fine and love(d) nursery. They just adapt to what happens at nursery, and join in with everyone else. My first child had morning and afternoon naps on his first day as if he'd been doing it for months!

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irecitethegruffaloinmydreams · 26/04/2019 12:50

Hi OP, I think he will be fine. My daughter started at the same age after never having been left with anyone bar my husband and she adapted well. The settling in can take a few weeks, but she will get used to you dropping her off (I think it helps that the weather will be mild so she will hopefully be able to have plenty of fun outside). Re naps, food and drink: peer "pressure" seems to work wonders. They are pros at getting babies to sleep. Most of the babies seem to manage a decent nap at nursery without too much fuss.

I think the first month or so can be quite tough, but the older he gets, the more he will get out of it and enjoy it. Best of luck with it all.

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EarlGrayT · 26/04/2019 19:01

Oh thank you all so much! I took a longer maternity leave than I had planned because I didn’t want to leave him.

I feel better about leaving him. I tried to get him to take a bottle but he didn’t want to. It is nice to hear that your babies have managed well at nursery. I am especially worried about sleep but we will just have to see how that goes.

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Newyearsameoldshit · 27/04/2019 19:55

After a fairly tough few weeks of settling at nursery, my bottle refusing daughter was taking a bottle happily. She had short naps but got by.
A few weeks after that she was drinking milk from a sippy cup and napping on a floor mat with a blanket like the older kids.
Nursery is magic!

bumble270 · 27/04/2019 20:49

It's hard settling in, for both of you! X

But it does get easier, my LO has been going two days a week for 3 months.
She's 15 months and now waves bye to us and rushes up for a cuddle when we arrive to pick her up.

She eats amazing well there, and I swear they have some magic powers because they get her down for two naps and I sometimes struggle with one!
Her walking came on leaps and bounds and her words are increasing massively!

Since2016 · 27/04/2019 20:53

Witch doctors! My child has been in nursery since 11 months - nightmare sleeper, fed to sleep, wouldn’t take a dummy / bottle the works - miracle Witchery - sleeps like an angel at nursery!!!

wheresmarybloodypoppins · 27/04/2019 22:35

@EarlGrayT your DS will be absolutely fine. Nursery staff are like magic fairies who manage to get your baby to do things we can't 😂
My DS started a month ago, two days after his first birthday. He'd only ever been with me or DH and would only nap on one of us or in the car. The first day I got a call at 3.30 to say he was inconsolable and it was better if I came to get him as they didn't want it to leave a lasting impression but since day two he's been fine. They even manage to get him to nap in a cot!
Before he started he point blankly refused any kind of Sippy cup and wouldn't eat certain things but suddenly he's drinking from his cup, eating better and not throwing his plate in the floor.

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