Harper, I forget what you said in your previous post, so sorry if I suggest things that just won't work for you.
However, for us, the sling is the lifesaver. Mind you, it doesn't work in the house.....ever! We have to put dd in it and get outside for a walk. Luckily, we live in a quiet, rural area, so dd just looks at the trees for awhile and then usually just drifts off to sleep. Sometimes she takes her soother, sometimes not. We used to have to walk the entire nap time, but now after about 15 minutes we can usually put her down. If she stirs and starts to cry, I just stick my boob in her mouth and she'll usually drift off. I know your caregiver can't do the boob thing, but perhaps she could have a bottle on standby.
You might try it on your next weekend. Do you have a sling? DD is also starting to fall asleep in her backpack, but it's impossible to get her out of that and into her bed so she doesn't sleep long.
A last resort is always the car. If you really think she needs sleep, get her in the car, nurse her or give her a bottle while she's in her carseat and she might drift off that way. If not, she'll probably scream her head off, which will make her tired enough that when you get home she'll fall asleep with rocking, bouncing or nursing. I'm sorry if that sounds terrible. We never intentionally let dd cry, but when she does have a bit of a yell, she does sleep better after it.
However, for us, the sling is the lifesaver. Mind you, it doesn't work in the house.....ever! We have to put dd in it and get outside for a walk. Luckily, we live in a quiet, rural area, so dd just looks at the trees for awhile and then usually just drifts off to sleep. Sometimes she takes her soother, sometimes not. We used to have to walk the entire nap time, but now after about 15 minutes we can usually put her down. If she stirs and starts to cry, I just stick my boob in her mouth and she'll usually drift off. I know your caregiver can't do the boob thing, but perhaps she could have a bottle on standby.
You might try it on your next weekend. Do you have a sling? DD is also starting to fall asleep in her backpack, but it's impossible to get her out of that and into her bed so she doesn't sleep long.
A last resort is always the car. If you really think she needs sleep, get her in the car, nurse her or give her a bottle while she's in her carseat and she might drift off that way. If not, she'll probably scream her head off, which will make her tired enough that when you get home she'll fall asleep with rocking, bouncing or nursing. I'm sorry if that sounds terrible. We never intentionally let dd cry, but when she does have a bit of a yell, she does sleep better after it.
