a good thing or a bad thing....

[Astrid]

Hi Hollo, not sure if it will make it easier for you. I breastfeed Maggie to sleep and I worried about what they would do at childcare. They did try her in the cot, but she freaked like I told them she would, I had requested that she sleep on a mat like the bigger kids (she was 1 when she started). That worked better for them and they managed to get her to sleep with patting, stroking and/or singing.

For me it has not stopped her from wanting to feed to sleep, but I think it helps for when DH has to put her down for a nap. I think she knows there are different rules for different places, so whilst she will still take a while to wind down at childcare she will go to sleep, but at home she still needs me.

I am hoping for you that what childcare has done benefits you in the long run. I was never happy when they let Maggie cry and would tell them so when they told me she had a cry before going to sleep. It might depend on the carer, but since she has had a change of carers this year she has not cried before sleep.