Baby will nap at daycare but not at home?

Question

My baby girl started daycare this week and has been doing so wonderfully! She eats super well and takes these long naps during the day! Well today she was home with my husband and I and she will not nap unless she is being held by one of us. Any ideas why that could be?

Answer

My first did the same thing. Kids, even as tiny babies, act different at daycare than at home. I guess at home he could smell and hear me so knew I was there to hold him and at daycare he knew I wasn’t. But I took it to mean he wanted to soak up every minute with us and enjoyed holding him during naps. He stopped wanting me to hold him at home around 4 months. And now he sleeps great anywhere.

Baby will nap at daycare but not at home?

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