Nursery affecting night sleep?

[Morgie87]

My Son has just finished his first week at nursery, 3 days. He’s a couple of weeks away from being 1. Since he’s started after coming home he’s been very whingy and clingy could this be separation anxiety? He’s also stated waking an awful lot through the night and hard to settle, between standing up in his cot. I know it’s early days but he’s also not sleeping as well there as he would do at home. Could this be affecting his sleep? When we go in to settle him he pretty much goes straight back to sleep but only very briefly.

Thanks for reading and any tips or advice would be much appreciated.

It's probably just the change and a bit of separation anxiety. He's waking in the night (all babies do, often, but just go right back to sleep typically - same as adults) but unable to fall back asleep because he wants some soothing. He's just insuring his caretakers (you) are there and still attached and willing to meet his needs. It should pass in a week or two once he realizes that his parents are always there for him, nursery or not.

Thanks for replying Rtmhwales. I agree all babies wake through the night but when he is normally a pretty decent sleeper it’s hard to take. He is also normally good at settling himself back off to sleep. As you can see by the time of the first post this was going on for about 2 or so hours. Ended up sleeping in bed with us which is a slippery slope we don’t want to get used to. It’s strange the second either one of us enters his room he’s already stopped crying

Its probably a little bit of separation anxiety and him adjusting to his new environment. He might be tired too with new stimulation of nursery.
Im back to work now a coup[ole of months and my son was just over 10 months, it took him a week or so to adjust. his sleep was affected in that he was waking in the night and was a bit whingy in the evenings.
Now he is great, eats dinner well, has fun playtime with us before bath and bed and sleeps night through (most of the time lol).
He should adapt soon.

Thanks for replying. He did look shattered after his first day there so that could be why. He is also now trying to walk on his own so pulling himself up on the cot at night may be him practicing possibly!?

My sons naps went to sh*t when he began childcare so it was difficult having an overtired cranky baby in the evenings, especially when you missed them all day being back at work!
Now he has settled in its not an issue as much.

Yes its also likely your son is wanting to practise his newly found skill!

This is a huge stressful change for him - he doesn't understand where/why you go and when you will come back. I would expect a lot of disruption while he adjusts.

Yeah I can imagine it’s stressful for him. I just hate the thought of him crying thinking we’ve left him. Not a nice thought.