https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:58:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2302059 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:39:11 +0000 Freckles 2302059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: I want to just have him there for half days and then fully transition him 2 weeks before I start work so I don't have to be worried. I would start work earlier but the person who is covering for me is on a contract. </p> <p>@snowjewelz: I know, I think we are obsessed with their sleep bc they were such bad sleepers! </p> <p>@wonderstruck: thanks! I think I'm finally feeling better about going with this plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2302051 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:29:40 +0000 snowjewelz 2302051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd just keep him there too. You know I freak about sleep/naps too but I feel like going all in is prob easier! I'm hooooping that DD will adapt too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2302042 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:26:30 +0000 MamaG 2302042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two months is a long transition time. I would definitely go to option 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2302028 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:17:52 +0000 wonderstruck 2302028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think option 2 would likely play out better for getting him to successfully nap at daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2302010 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:12:29 +0000 Freckles 2302010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: yeah, the more I think about it the more logical option 2 seems. With LO1, I had a much shorter transition so I didn't have to think about this too much. He is starting to show signs of separation anxiety now so I want to make the transition easy for him. Thanks for your feedback! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2301874 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:22:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2301874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you should try option 2 - I think you'll be surprised at how adaptable he'll be, and hopefully the daycare staff will work with you. When Bennett started daycare most of the kids only had one nap but we asked them to keep him on 2 for a while, and I didn't think he'd ever sleep with all the noise and chaos, but he totally did. They were then able to help with his transition to one nap. I think that since eventually he's going to be there full days, you might as well get him used to falling asleep there. And maybe if he's not falling asleep you could pick him up after lunch and he could one big nap at home a little later in the day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wwyd-daycare-transition-plan#post-2301681 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:06:59 +0000 Freckles 2301681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 is 9.5 months and we secured a full-time daycare spot for him. I don't go back to work until November, so i have about 2 months to transition him over.</p> <p>He is currently on 2 naps - 1st at around 9-9:30am, the 2nd could begin anywhere between 12:30 or 1:30. There is one main official nap time from 11:45am to 2:30pm. There aren't a lot of kids who have two naps (most are 12+ mos) and i have seen how the younger babies do their morning naps - the conditions aren't very conducive to napping! </p> <p>After about 2 weeks of visits, i'm now starting to leave him for a couple of hours at a time (he is okay when i drop him off but cries nonstop after 45 minutes). We live a 5 min walk away. I'm struggling between 2 transition plans and i need some feedback!</p> <p>Option 1: Bring him after his first nap. This means he would miss out on any program activities and at best do a bit of play time, eat lunch and then attempt a nap when the main room naps. If he doesn't nap, i would just pick him up and have him get his second nap at home.</p> <p>Option 2: Bring him in the morning after breakfast. He would join the kids for morning snack, regular activities, and they would attempt to get him to have a morning nap. If that fails, he'll have lunch and he will possibly be so tired that he will actually sleep when the other kids sleep. I would pick him up as soon as he wakes up. If he had a short nap, i would try to get him to have his second nap at home.</p> <p>At first i thought option 1 was best because he had days where he would wake up at 5:30-6am, but i'm now wondering if i should just try out option 2. I'm just stressed because his night sleep sucks on days where he gets no sleep, so i'm also thinking about my sanity! </p>