My baby is joining nursery…
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We also co-sleep, so my partner found nights really difficult at first - she would scream for hours and hours and not settle down to sleep until the early hours, despite him cuddling and reassuring her constantly. I also absolutely hated being away from her, especially going straight into 12 hour shifts! I can honestly say now though, I’ve been back full time for 6 months and we’ve really settled into this routine, and make the absolute most of the time we do have - I make sure we have a lovely activity planned for every single full day we have off together, and tbh we are spending more quality time together after work/around shifts which is lovely. It’s a complete shock to the system when you first go back, but it will work out and become the new normal. Take care of yourself too ❤️
I’m sorry I don’t have time to reply properly I just wanted to say your baby does not hate you I promise!!! Xx
Going back to work is tough - it’s an adjustment for both of you, and you’ll both be feeling out of sorts with the change of routine and the separation. You’ll both settle into this new routine soon. Is your little one 18 months now? (Working this out from June ‘23.. hope this is right!). Has he had much time apart from you up until now, or is this a totally new thing for him? My little girl started going to a childminder for a couple of hours a few days a week about 11 months, in preparation for me going back full time when she turned 1. I’ll be honest, it took her a good few months to really settle, but now she absolutely loves going to the childminder and gets excited to see the other children. I feel like she has come out of her shell so much socially and learnt some great social interaction skills which I don’t feel she would have done to the same extent had she not been in childcare. 1/2