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Childminder and sleep cues - worrying over nothing?

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SharkSkinThing · 22/06/2011 13:27

This is going to seem like a ludicrous question in a few weeks time, I'm sure, but it's concerning me, so I want to get it sorted whilst I can. So, help!

DS will be going to a childminder at the end of July when he turns one, and I go back to work.

When he goes down for his afternoon nap, we have a little cuddle, a few sips of milk from his cup, and then I switch on his lullaby thingy for five minutes, and bingo, he's out like a light.

But - should I wean him off this? So that when he goes to her he just has the bare minimum? He never has it at night (or at any other time). Or should I get one for the childminder?!

Feel free to (verbally) kick me up the arse for being so PFB...

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Wigeon · 22/06/2011 13:30

Why don't you ask the childminder? She might say that in her experience what works best is keeping a child's routine exactly the same, or she might say that because it's someone different putting him to bed, in a different house, it doesn't matter if the routine is different.

SharkSkinThing · 22/06/2011 18:22

Thanks, Wigeon, that did close my mind! I'll ask her and see what she thinks.

Can't believe I'm worrying about this, it's a bit daft, really...

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SharkSkinThing · 22/06/2011 18:22

CROSS my mind, CROSS!

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