disruptions helps with coping – babies adjust to the parents/family.

This is really hard. I had the same problem with my second daughter. Thankfully it didnt last long as she dropped her morning sleep and starting sleeping around lunch time so was ready to wake up by pick up, but if you have a friend who has kids that got to the same school maybe you could do morning drop off and they do pick up?

Will she sleep in her pram so that you don’t have to change sleep time and can still make it to school pick up?

I moved the nap time a bit more forward. Mind you my youngest would have a 4 hour nap ! She always was an early bird, so she didn’t mind when I put her down at 10am and then she slept till 2pm. It was lovely, I could even take a nap myself

i agree trying to just gradually change her sleep time. hope it all works out

Its a tough one, I always feel sorry for the second baby as the first didn’t get disturbed as much. Is there a friend who could drop your child home occasionally so the 18 month doesn’t need to be disturbed everytime?

not much you can do but wake them up?

I just wake them, after a few weeks he started going down earlier
Or leave early and sleep in the car

Do you have a baby capsule one of the ones which can be taken in and out of the car without taking the baby out?
These are great if you put little one down in one and then transfer to the car when you leave and then take into the school while waiting for pick up it wont disturb the bub as much

I leave early for school pick up and let my kids sleep in the car while they wait. I bring a book or magazine to read. The kids fall asleep on the drive over and then sleep through until it’s time for school to finish.

if she goes to sleep im the car easily, leave 30+ mins before and let her sleep while waiting

We too have a 2:30 pick up and yes its smack bang in the middle of babies nap time, I just get her up and in the car, thankfully she’s not too grumpy. When we get home I dont try to get her back down for a nap but I do pop her in the carrier while I cook dinner and she has a little more rest before tea!

I used to have to put mine down to nap in the pram and walk to school, not sure if thats possible for you

You can try waking her earlier in the morning so she needs her nap earlier.

there are some good comments here

would also like to know:)

I have a daughter in primary school & my son has just gone 20mths. I had to tweak his nap times to fit around school pickup & would make sure I had at least 3 days a week at home to give him his naps. Over time he adjusted as sometimes you are out & about. Now as he is only on one sleep he goes down at 12pm & sleeps until 2.30-3pm.

gradually change her sleep time, if she is still asleep just put her in the stroller or car seat, she will fall back to sleep.

Kids are adaptable and unfortunately I tend to agree – nap time will need to change and may well be dropped soon as our Miss did! Good luck

sorry there isn’t an easy answer with this one. I too am at this stage with my girls. I just pop my youngest in the pusher and walk to school. If she is still sleepy she will fall back asleep if not she is usually quite happy to go for a walk and see whats going on.