1yo tired on weekends after nursery

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DS goes to nursery 4 days a week.

their routine is 1 nap mid day. On weekends he sometimes naps twice I think we’re at the inbetween 2 to 1 naps

it’s hard as he has to go 4 days but im not sure the routine is for him maybe? Or im over thinking

theyve tried him with 2 naps but he will not go down (always been like this) if there’s stimulation or he knows he’s missing out , he goes down when the other kids do

but I feel on weekends he is tired more. He slept sooo well last night (thorugh the week he hasn’t slept thorugh woke a bit had 2 hours wide awake etc) and then wanted a nap 2.5 hours after waking!

is this just normal I feel so guilty like he’s exhausted from the week will he ever adjust?

Monday - Wednesday I work so we’re up at 5:40am, DD (2y8m) goes to my MIL’s but often refuses to nap there. Thursday and Friday she goes to nursery 8-12:45, comes home and has a 1 hour nap. She’s exhausted by the weekend and often catches up then, currently been asleep for 2 hours. This has been our routine since September and she’s still using the weekends to catch up so I think it’s fairly normal.

Yes he's using weekend to catch up.

In a few weeks he'll be solidly one one nap so that'll be easier.

My second had one nap at the childminder but two naps at home with us at the weekend till 18 months. If they can't get him to take a second nap it is fine for him to just sleep better at the weekend. It's only temporary.

Thanks everyone it’s been like this since a month / two of nursery. I wish I could go part time and not make him go as much I feel so bad like he’s struggling with the one nap onlu

and I was worrying I just felt of a weekend he sleeps in till like 8/8.30 then has 2 naps and gets tired easier!

it doesn’t help that he keeps getting colds and little bugs which makes him tired anyway

Yes, I remember this phase, now ypu mention it. I think, as a fellow over-thinker, you're over-thinking it. It's all going to be fine.

He's just catching up.
My sons been at nursery two year, he doesn't nap now but there's still some weekends he needs a catch up nap.

He won't be like this every weekend of nursery, as he gets older it'll help.

Thank you everyone. I am indeed a major over thinker ! Haha and I was worried something was seriously up but it sounds pretty common with babies who go to nursery

I follow. Lot of SAHM instagrams and tik toks and I see their DITL and feel jealous I can’t do that with my son and give him a routine that suits him