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DS 2.5 naps at nursery, some medical issues too.

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drspouse · 14/08/2014 07:15

DS appears to have stopped napping at nursery Sad which might be normal and age appropriate except that a) he still naps for up to two hours, longer if tired, at home b) he came home early yesterday, fell asleep in the buggy and then had an hour's nap at 4.30 -less than ideal! and c) he has been having some fits which are under investigation but may well be triggered by lack of sleep Sad

So I'm not sure what to do.

I'm on leave with DD so in theory he could go mornings only, but I do need to do things in the afternoon (including a few KiT days which are mainly informal meetings that I can take DD to and bounce her on my knee, but I can't take him).
I'd also be paying for his full days too.

They have the fairly typical setup where they all nap on a big soft area with very light curtains. He will lie down and rest. It was a bit like this in the younger room - he was napping twice at home, they refused to believe he would nap in the mornings, then some older children left and they found him a little basket thing (!) and lo and behold he napped twice for a while.

He is now one of the older ones and they are moving all that age group to a new room - so there won't be any just-turned-twos who will be definitely napping well.

I'm not really able to tell nursery what the medical issue is yet (because I don't know) but I can tell them the doctor thinks lack of sleep isn't helping.

Should they be doing anything? What can I suggest? Or just give up on napping at nursery? And then what?

If he went to bed an hour early at home that might do the trick, I suppose, but he still needs to have tea when he gets home, and I'd quite like to have DH home at his bathtime, both so they can actually see each other, and for my sanity, even if DH just ends up holding DD and doing story.

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hollie84 · 14/08/2014 12:04

It can be really hard to manage naps at nursery especially if there isn't physical space for a separate sleep room. DS1's nursery just had nappers sleeping in one corner of the 2-3 room with half the children still up and playing. The pre-school room had no provision for napping at all unless they literally pass out in the book corner.

Is there a baby room with a sleep/cot room at his nursery? If so maybe ask if he can go back there for naps.

drspouse · 14/08/2014 17:59

Phew, he napped today! We will be sending a softie of choice in future.

They are definitely taking it seriously though.

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