I know the feeling of apprehension! I've only just started leaving DS with my mum so I can go out for a couple of hours. For me, I established a pre-sleep routine and made sure my mum stuck to it to the letter. So far it's worked like a charm.
Maybe if your mum lays down with him and bub plays with her hair, he might just nod off. Sometimes our bubs surprise us and we wonder why we worried so much. Hopefully this might work for you. There's nothing worse than taking time away from bub only to worry if they're surviving without us!
I was worried about this with my boy too. When my mum babysat him, he just played on the floor and at some point she said "want a cuddle?" and he sat up with her and went to sleep. I was thinking there would be tears and screaming for booby and he'd be very upset.... but he was fine! I've since left him with his dad (we're divorced) and the same thing happened, no crying and no upset. My boy was a bit older than yours - but your mum sounds like a lovely grandma so I'm sure he'll be ok with her
i've had the same problem with my ds. i basically cuddle him to sleep for every sleep. i've had to leave him with my dad a couple of times and he basically sits next to him on the couch, gives him a bottle of cows milk and rubs his back till he drops off. no drama!
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