2 Year Old Still Nursing

[Lucypch]

Other reasons not napping

There might be other reasons he's not napping:

-new to the rutine
-ear infection
-allergies
-not getting enough sleep at night
-has a cold/flu
-ear ache
-hungry
-millstone development

Things to try:
-music in the background
-be consistent
-Acknowlegde that this is a difficult transition for him and talk to him through the process
-rock/bounce
-wear him in a carrier
-have him eat before going to sleep

My son had a hard time sleeping as an infant because he had sleep apnea and constant ear infections some that we didn't know about until it was really bad. He had ear tubes and his tonsils out and this changed his sleeping completely. I'm glad I nursed him through it or it might have been worse and he would've never slept.

[nannyde]

I don't think you should ask a parent to wean just because they are going to childcare. You can find other ways to get the child to sleep.
My son is 3 I still nurse him to sleep and he goes to school. When he's at school he naps just like all the other kids. His school says he's a great naper. I have never told them he nurses to sleep because I didn't think it was necessary.
I just finished putting a DC kid for a nap and he nurses to sleep with his mom.

The difference is your kid is going down for a nap for them and is a great napper. This kid is NOT. So your comparison isn't comparable. It's apples to flying saucers.

This situation the Mom was told over and over how horendous it was putting him for a nap. He cried and cried. She responded with "he goes down great for me and begs for a nap".

That's lying by ommission.

I have a baby here who is breastfed and I have NO idea whether he nurses to sleep or not. I don't care. Doesn't have anything to do with the price of eggs. He sleeps like a baby for me and goes down and out in seconds. There would be no reason for me to even ask.

BIG difference.

[nannyde]

There might be other reasons he's not napping:

-new to the rutine
-ear infection
-allergies
-not getting enough sleep at night
-has a cold/flu
-ear ache
-hungry
-millstone development

Things to try:
-music in the background
-be consistent
-Acknowlegde that this is a difficult transition for him and talk to him through the process
-rock/bounce
-wear him in a carrier
-have him eat before going to sleep

My son had a hard time sleeping as an infant because he had sleep apnea and constant ear infections some that we didn't know about until it was really bad. He had ear tubes and his tonsils out and this changed his sleeping completely. I'm glad I nursed him through it or it might have been worse and he would've never slept.

Nope... OP tell me if I'm wrong

He's not new
He doesn't have an ear infection
He doesn't have allergies
He doesn't have a cold... flu... or illness

It's been going on for MONTHS. If the kid had health issues the OP would have mentioned it.

He wants to ****le to go to sleep. That simple.

That little tid bit of info would have made a HUGE difference to the provider from the go.

I'm ALL for breast feeding. It's a lot of extra work for me as a provider but I have dealt with that and have moved into a system that works as well as possible here.

I don't care if they breast feed till they are in first grade. I could care less. It's amazing nutrition and it's between the kid and Mom. I have a baby now who is bf and his Mom is working hard to make it work. I give her pep talks and PRAISE her over and over for doing this for him. If I had my choice I would have them breastfeed until the kid refused.

There's no medical... crunchy granola way around this.... this parent deceived the provider. plain and simple

[Kaddidle Care]

I agree with you. He should have been weaned at home but there is nothing wrong with nursing when he is with mom. I would have confronted her about it and told her that in order for him to nap he needs his boobies, so for now on, you are going to call her at work and tell her that she needs to sooth him to bed. call her a couple times at work when its nap time, I bet you she will fix the problem.

If she hears enough of his crying it will trigger quite a response... a wet one! ::

To the OP - you have been deceived and now it will be hard to believe anything the Mother tells you.

She's told you this is his first Daycare experience. Now do you believe her? I doubt it.

[Growing1atime]

The child doesn't have any other health issues. Even if he did why would it last for four months and cause him to be so unhappy at nap time?

He does go to sleep here now. I want to make that clear. It took me almost 5 weeks of training to get him to take a nap here, but he does now. He still cries every time I have him lay down, but he eventually sleeps.

Why I am upset about it now is I feel like she could have just said in the beginning "My son still nurses to sleep, this is going to be a very hard transition for him"

Also I don't agree with sending your child to daycare to learn how to sleep without nursing. Teach them at HOME that it is ok to go to sleep without nursing. I stopped nursing my children to sleep at the right age so they could learn to go back to sleep at night without me!

In addition you don't have to nurse a child to sleep to continue to breastfeed.

Nan and I are on the same page with this one. He wants to nurse to go to sleep. Plain and simple.

Here is my assesment now: This little boy now has learned to not like it here. I am not someone that he likes to see everytime he comes. He knows he isn't going to be getting to nurse to go to sleep today.