Hi, haven't logged on for ages and ages (been suffering with PND). I am starting a new job next week. To get both children settled, this week they have started at their new day nursery. I will be working from 8.30am - 12.30pm, so they have been going to nursery 8 am - 1 pm.
DS is 17 months and has always been a brilliant sleeper, going through from last feed (10.30 pm) at 9 weeks and right through at 13 weeks bla bla bla! He dropped his morning nap at about 13/14 months and has been very settled on one sleep from approx 12.15/30 - 2.30 ish and settling well at 7 pm going through to 7 am sometimes later. My potential problem is that I have to pick him up from nursery at 1 pm which is a bit of a long morning without a sleep. On Monday he made it through and then slept at home from 1.30 to about 3 pm. However he didn't settle very at 7 pm. Not sure whether this was because he wasn't tired having slept to 3 pm or whether he was overtired from the long morning? Yesterday he fell asleep on the way home at approx 1 pm, transferred to his cot and slept well, I woke him at 2.30 to see if this made a difference. He didn't settle too well at 7 pm but slightly better than Monday. Today unfortunately he woke at 5.30 am crying and wouldn't settle back, he therefore had half an hour nap at nursery at about 10.15. I put him to bed at home at 1.30 but he took about half an hour to settle.
So, sorry this is a bit long winded but basically has anyone found themselves in a similar situation because of new working hours etc and how can I get round this?
I don't obviously need a rigid routine for him now but it's hard to know how I can "tweak" things to keep him on track.
Any thoughts, suggestions and ideas very gratefully received.