https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:07:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725521 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:44:45 +0000 Espion 1725521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: No help, only commiseration. E will nap 20 to 30 minutes, tops, at daycare. And at home, he'll take anywhere from a two to three hour nap. So I know he has it in him. Some days we get the gnarliest kid back from daycare. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725479 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:30:35 +0000 QueensBee 1725479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: We had the same problem. On a good day, he napped for 45 minutes. Most days it was 20-30 minutes. Now that he's home with me for the summer, he happily naps for 1.5-2.5 hours, so I know he needs the sleep.</p> <p>But, he was just too excited when he was at daycare to fall into a deep sleep. We tried sending in sleep sacks, Sleep Sheep, loveys. Nothing really worked. He's moving to a nursery school in the fall where they are old enough to all be put on the same nap schedule. I'm really hoping that when everyone's sleeping, he'll sleep too.</p> <p>So, the good news is that we did survive the year on short naps by implementing an early (6:30pm) bedtime. But I do think it contributed to him getting sick and being cranky most of the evening. </p> <p>I hope you find a way to convince him to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725113 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:06:05 +0000 lawbee11 1725113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: I would try sending a sleep sack or sending him in something warmer and seeing if it helps. M likes to be dressed warmly when she sleeps, too. Plus her room at daycare is chilly because of the a/c so I almost always send her in pants and socks and a short-sleeve onesie (then they put her in her zipadee zip for naps). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725105 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:02:22 +0000 ShootingStar 1725105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: He just had 2 teeth come through not that long ago. I don't think he's teething again yet, last time he was way crankier. He doesn't consistently sleep in a sleep sack. But you made me think that maybe he's too cold to sleep. At home we dress him warmly in fleece PJs because the AC makes his room colder than ours. I know he likes to be warm and I've been sending him in short sleeve/shorts rompers most days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725084 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:56:44 +0000 ShootingStar 1725084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he's with us, we can get him to nap. And he gets cranky after too much awake time, so I can't believe he doesn't start to fuss for them. Poor kid is so exhausted most nights :(. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725083 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:56:18 +0000 lawbee11 1725083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: Is he teething? If M is teething she usually takes really crappy naps at daycare (though she never takes stellar naps there). Does he sleep in a sleep sack at home? M does, so she naps better at daycare in her sleep sack, too. I told her teachers if worse comes to worse they can put her in the swing and see if she'll nap in there. It is frustrating for sure, but I have to remind myself there are 7 other babies in her class (not sure how many are in your LO's class), so there's only so much they can do, you know? It's hard in the infant room when they're all making noise and don't all nap at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1725062 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:52:47 +0000 kml636 1725062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would be frustrated. That is definitely not enough sleep for that age. I would tell them they have to put him down for two naps a day... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1724793 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:48:55 +0000 wonderstruck 1724793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with you that they should be doing more, that just isn't enough sleep for a baby his age. How long do they leave him in his crib before they give up and take him out? I'm guessing probably not very long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1724690 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:20:32 +0000 brownie 1724690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At that age my son was still on three naps a day. Is it possible to put him down more often? The other thing that messed with naps like crazy was a wonder week and we just had to wait those things out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-napping-at-daycare#post-1724649 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:11:14 +0000 ShootingStar 1724649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 7 month old has been having a really tough time with naps at daycare lately. He's been having 1 nap a day, for roughly 20 minutes. I feel like this can't possibly be enough. Some days he passes out on the 15 minute ride home in the car because he's exhausted. The couple times I've brought it up with his teachers, they just tell me he's happy all day and when they put him in the crib he just plays and doesn't go to sleep.</p> <p>I feel like daycare could/should be doing more to get him to sleep, but I'm not sure what to suggest. We've been sleep training him at night and lately he goes to sleep after rolling around the crib for &lt;5 minutes. </p> <p>Any suggestions on how I can bring this up with them? I'm also not sure if I should talk to the director since the teachers in the room haven't been very helpful. </p>