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Specific situation - Advice on Working out of the house mother/mornings
ABombard12
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So we have been wracking our brains trying to think of a way to do this and I thought I would see if any of you have a similar situation or some advice...worth a shot 
Nothing major...but...here it goes. So both DH and I work outside the home and LO goes to daycare (an at home centered licensed provider). Our normal routine is getting up between 6-6:30am we all get up. LO wakes up and we all are up getting ready to leave. I leave the house with LO about 8:15/20 to get to daycare for 8:30-8:45 ish Well in the midst of getting ready I can always tell LO is tired and ready for a nap around 7:30am... we get in the car and he passes out most days and sleeps until we get to daycare (some days I will drive around to get him to at least a 20 min nap because I know he needs it). Well the other day daycare wasn't open until noon so DH stayed home with LO in the morning. He was up at 6:00 went down for a nap at 7:30 and took a 2 hour nap! When he got to daycare she said he had the best day ever! He is never really fussy but she said he was just great and made a joke about seeing me at 7:30 am tomorrow ha she was joking but it has me thinking...he needs that nap but I cant seem to figure out a way to get him that sleep in the morning. There is NOOOO way I can get him there for 7:30 and then if I do, its a long day at daycare because he wont get picked up until 5;30 and I really don't want to do that.... NOt sure if anyone has any similar experiences or if I am kind of just stuck and just need to keep driving around in the morning around 8:am
Nothing major...but...here it goes. So both DH and I work outside the home and LO goes to daycare (an at home centered licensed provider). Our normal routine is getting up between 6-6:30am we all get up. LO wakes up and we all are up getting ready to leave. I leave the house with LO about 8:15/20 to get to daycare for 8:30-8:45 ish Well in the midst of getting ready I can always tell LO is tired and ready for a nap around 7:30am... we get in the car and he passes out most days and sleeps until we get to daycare (some days I will drive around to get him to at least a 20 min nap because I know he needs it). Well the other day daycare wasn't open until noon so DH stayed home with LO in the morning. He was up at 6:00 went down for a nap at 7:30 and took a 2 hour nap! When he got to daycare she said he had the best day ever! He is never really fussy but she said he was just great and made a joke about seeing me at 7:30 am tomorrow ha she was joking but it has me thinking...he needs that nap but I cant seem to figure out a way to get him that sleep in the morning. There is NOOOO way I can get him there for 7:30 and then if I do, its a long day at daycare because he wont get picked up until 5;30 and I really don't want to do that.... NOt sure if anyone has any similar experiences or if I am kind of just stuck and just need to keep driving around in the morning around 8:am
Re: Specific situation - Advice on Working out of the house mother/mornings
It is consistently between 7-7:30 the latest.... any earlier and I wont see him much after work (home at 5:30 most days)
Essentially I start work early and finish work early - is that an option for you? OR could you let him sleep in at home and get daycare to give him breakfast etc?
I don't wake him up at 6/6:30 he is the one who gets up ha I think I may try putting him back down in the morning instead of opening the shades, etc. There is no way I can leave work earlier or do the lunch thing ... I work through lunch as it is and some does depending on deadlines I don't get to pick him up so DH does.
@tlc11934 This is us right now. Do you feel that adjusting your LO gets enough sleep? On the weekends he is up same time then naps from 7:30-9:30ish then is ready for another after lunch about 12:30...the rest of the naps during the day aren't as long as the first on the weekends but there are about three (the one long 2 hr one and then a couple little cap naps 40mins). Just feel during the week he isn't getting all of these...but I guess your right he adjusts...he isn't fussy or anything during the day. I just want to be sure hes getting enough sleep.