https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:18:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-lo-to-daycare#post-179717 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:14:52 +0000 Honeybee 179717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely ask your daycare; ours does whatever the baby needs to fall asleep for the first year, even if that means rocking for 30 minutes at a time.</p> <p>Another thing you can try is to slowly start reducing the amount of time you rock your DD to sleep. I did this with DD when she truend about 6 months old, since she was similarly difficult to put down. I started just reducing my rocking time by one minute every day; at first DD resisted a bit. I'd have to put my hand on her in the crib and pat her for a few minutes, so she'd stay asleep. Eventually, I got down to about 10 minutes of rocking and a couple minutes of patting, which was a huge difference from the 30-45 minutes it used to take me to rock her to sleep before that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-lo-to-daycare#post-179066 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:44:49 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Daycares usually have their own routine and they are pretty good at establishing it without any "pre-work". In fact, one of my friends remarked that her high needs little one slept so much better at daycare than at home during the day. I think babies just kind of get with the flow of activities at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-lo-to-daycare#post-179052 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:37:03 +0000 Andrea 179052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would call and find out. Our daycare would rock DD to sleep as an infant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/transitioning-lo-to-daycare#post-179036 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:23:34 +0000 regberadaisy 179036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M will be starting daycare some time around 2-2.5 months and starting Tuesday my mom will be watching her during the day until she starts.</p> <p>Currently M is 5 weeks + 3 days and nap time is usually in my arms nursing then another 30minutes on top of that before putting her down. Often my mom will put her down with a bottle. <br /> I really don't think at daycare they'll rock her for 30 minutes till she falls asleep.</p> <p>Any tips for weaning her off the rocking and nipple to fall asleep?<br /> I also hate doing it this week bc I'm by myself and I fear getting her into a crying fit where she cries all day long.<br /> Usually I'm the one that puts her down at night but I'm thinking my husband should start too. I don't ask him now bc he's working and I'm not. But I think that will help since I'm the only one putting her down so of course she tends to only fall asleep in my arms.<br /> I never asked my daycare but what does your do to put your newborn down for a nap? </p>