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I had this worry but honestly they know that mummy is their safe place and they don’t forget you! My son goes to nursery full time and he is so excited to see me on pick up! ( I work full time) we make sure our weekends are fun! Good luck in your new job❤️

@Charlotte this is exactly what I needed to hear, thank you🥹

Congratulations 😊 I went back to work 2 weeks ago, I’m doing 22.5 hours a week over 3 days. We’ve put our little boy with a childminder (he’s 7 months) and honestly, I feel like it’s made the time we do have together now so much more fun. He’s absolutely buzzing when he comes home and his babbling has come on leaps and bounds already 😅. I’ll be honest it’s an adjustment and feels very weird to start, but it’s been really good for us so far. Also, having more money at the end of this month means I’m able to plan more stuff for us to do in the near future too. Best of luck in your new role 😊

@Emma thank you so much for your response! 🥹

My son started nursery at 7 months old. He also goes to my mum once a week. He’s 2 and a half now and I promise you I am 100% his favourite person. He does have attachments to people at nursery and my mum and other family members but it’s never made us experience anything negative at all. It means I’m sane, dad’s sane and my son has plenty of relationships and learning experiences. He’d get bored with us all the time.

I went back to work full time after my first when my daughter was just under 6 months old. Her dad had her for most of the time and my parents for the rest until she was 18 months and we could afford to take her to nursery. There was no ill effects. She loved me just as much as she had previously but was also happy for her dad to take care of her which gave me a little more flexibility with my time as I wasn’t in demand for every little thing. Due to the new nursery hours for working parents, my son started nursery at 9 months (he will have 15 hours free from April and 30 hours free from September). He has been going for nearly 2 months and is happy there but is always so excited to be collected and come home.

My daughter went to a childminder and I absolutely hated it. I probably had a bad experience but she did try to take over and belittle me. After 9 months we switched to a nursery and it was amazing! The look on my daughter’s face when she saw me at pick up times was everything! She’s 6 now and is still the same at school pick ups. Follow your gut you’ll be fine.