Daycare

Hey everyone, my baby boy starts daycare tomorrow. I’ve been saying I want him to go due to him being super attached to me and want him to play with other babies. But now I’m getting nervous. He’s 6.5 months. How was the transition for your baby going to daycare ? What age did they start? & How long did it take them to adjust? EDIT: when I say separation anxiety , not meaning that my baby cries and screams for long periods of time . He will go with certain people but overall he can be a little fussy. He’s only used to being with me and dad. & we can’t just not work and stay home because who’ll provide for baby? My baby is a great baby. Very happy! But doesn’t see people or be around anyone else .

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I sent my son to daycare at about 4 months. He loved it from day one. He really loves daycare but I also have a private one and it's only 5 kids.

Thats so sad that thats how you want to fix the seperation anxiety, i feel bad for the child

I know a lot of parents just don’t have a choice. Kids don’t really play together at least until 2 years old. So if you do have a choice no one will take better care of your baby than you. In a daycare there are 10 babies and two caregivers sometimes less sometimes more. But those babies don’t get the attention that they need

@Mara & I’m 100% aware of that. I didn’t work my whole pregnancy. He’s 6.5months. Now that I’m out of a toxic household, dad helps but he’s an hour away. It’s hard doing it alone but maybe working in the daycare he will go to will ease my mind some. It’s just me right now and I don’t want to just put a halt on my schooling or furthering my career.

I understand. It makes sense. Of course you continuing with school or getting experience working is what it takes for you both to have a better future. I think you working in the same daycare will help to ease your mind or to be in control more what’s happening there

I’m a toddler teacher at my sons school, he’s 7m old next Friday. He loves it! I started him about a week before I returned to work for just a few hours each day to get him use to it. Teachers are prepared for new students, especially infants, to be more fussy the first couple of weeks. It’s an adjusting period for sure! But I can assure you they will love your baby like their own! The babies are always the most spoiled! If you are interested/able to work at his school it really does make it better, but it’s also not an easy job. The only way I’d ever leave my school is if I can just stay home with him instead.

When my 1yo started daycare we started by sending him twice a week.. usually daycare recommended you bring them a week before to get them used to. We did once a twice a week for two weeks then we did 4 days and then we did 5 days

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