torontokids
11-21-2014, 12:03 PM
So I have a new DCB who is 15 mos old. He was kicked out of his previous daycare (or it was rather politely suggested they start looking for care elsewhere). I spoke at length with the parents and previous care provider about what the issues were and it was made clear to me that the sole issue was around eating. The child cannot feed himself and therefore was not eating much if anything while in daycare because according to the provider he would not eat anything she tried to feed him and she feeds mostly soups/stews. He does well with finger foods so I was not too worried. I am kind of from the school of thought that kids will eat if they're hungry and I leave them with the food and they figure things out very quickly. This is his first week and there have been zero issues with food. He doesn't eat as much as my other kids and he can self feed when not given other options.
The issue I am having is naps but it's kind of different. He napped really well his first 3 days here. He went straight to sleep and slept for about an hour. Woke up, I let him cry for a bit and he went back to sleep. Mom and dad do not let him cry, they get him up once he is up so he is used to about an hour nap (but needs more). Here we do 2-2.5 hrs. Most of my kids sleep the full 2.5.
Yesterday and today he is not going down at all, just screaming. I left him to scream yesterday, he finally fell asleep but was up and screaming shortly afterwards for the rest of nap. I went down the last 15 mins (couldn't take it anymore) cause I figured if he is up now not a big deal as the other kids are waking up. He snuggled right into my arms and started dozing in my arms. Went to put him back down and he started screaming again so we just started our afternoon. Spoke to mom and she said that they rub his back and hold him until he's almost asleep (not what they told me in the interview- "he is a great sleeper, read him a story and set him down and he goes to sleep.") I told them that this is unrealistic in a daycare setting and let her know that he will be sleep trained here. She was OK with it (I think most are as long as they don't have to do the work) but maybe a bit hesitant.
Has anyone ever had a baby sleep well then not? Was he just too tired those first couple of days or is he now testing me? I hate this part of the job.
The issue I am having is naps but it's kind of different. He napped really well his first 3 days here. He went straight to sleep and slept for about an hour. Woke up, I let him cry for a bit and he went back to sleep. Mom and dad do not let him cry, they get him up once he is up so he is used to about an hour nap (but needs more). Here we do 2-2.5 hrs. Most of my kids sleep the full 2.5.
Yesterday and today he is not going down at all, just screaming. I left him to scream yesterday, he finally fell asleep but was up and screaming shortly afterwards for the rest of nap. I went down the last 15 mins (couldn't take it anymore) cause I figured if he is up now not a big deal as the other kids are waking up. He snuggled right into my arms and started dozing in my arms. Went to put him back down and he started screaming again so we just started our afternoon. Spoke to mom and she said that they rub his back and hold him until he's almost asleep (not what they told me in the interview- "he is a great sleeper, read him a story and set him down and he goes to sleep.") I told them that this is unrealistic in a daycare setting and let her know that he will be sleep trained here. She was OK with it (I think most are as long as they don't have to do the work) but maybe a bit hesitant.
Has anyone ever had a baby sleep well then not? Was he just too tired those first couple of days or is he now testing me? I hate this part of the job.