Help !
Hi mums,
I need some advice—I’m feeling really confused about what I might be doing wrong.
Before starting nursery, my lil one 8 months old had a perfect daily routine, but now that he’s going full-time, everything feels out of sync. He wakes up at 7 AM, has a milk bottle, and I drop him off at nursery by 8 AM. While there, he has a small meal or snack but only sleeps for 30–60 minutes the entire day. He also refuses to take his bottles at nursery, so when I pick him up at 5 PM, I give him a bottle right away. However, he’s already so sleepy that he ends up napping for 30–50 minutes.
After that short nap, he has dinner, a bath, another bottle, and then I try to get him to sleep by 8:30–9 PM. Since he usually needs at least three hours between bottles, I start the bedtime routine around 8 PM to make sure he’s ready to sleep by 9 PM.
But despite all this, his sleep is all over the place. He wakes up at 7 AM but is still overtired throughout the day. I’m really struggling to figure out how to fix his schedule. Has anyone else gone through this? Any advice on how to help him sleep better at nursery or encourage him to take his bottles there?
Tired and exhausted mum here—any help would be greatly appreciated!
How long has he been going to nursery? It takes a while for them to adapt. My eldest was all over the place for the first 3/4 weeks, napped on the way home, didn't eat much etc but then he settled in and now he sleeps for bloody England at nursery and messes up our bedtime haha!!