Back to work after 14 months-Update

[Deleted]

I went back at 12 months. It was hard. He hated it for the first 2 weeks and was really clingy with both me and with the sitter.

And then it was fine. So even if it's rough, give her 2 weeks to figure it out. She will nap. She might get hurt, but that's life. It's really hard for me to accept that he's going to have a life away from me and that life is starting when he's ONE... but it really is okay.

[whitemerlot]

I think she will do great! Keep us posted!

[Deleted]

I'm going to be in the same boat starting in September. I wish you and BabyB much luck. Just remember that you chose her babysitter well and to trust your instincts. My DS is so accident prone and gets hurt constantly when I am around, I can only imagine what will happen when he starts daycare in September.

Also, I appreciate token mentioning how long her adjustment period took. I fully expect to take that long if not longer for DS to adjust to the schedule :-(

[keh2oblue]

She may be off on her naps for the first few days, but she'll sleep when tired. Accidents can happen when you're around, too. She'll be fine and she'll love playing with the other kids.

[bronxgirl]

Good luck. It's a tough adjustment at first, but soon everything will click and you'll both do great.

[froggy76]

Good luck! It's definitely hard at first, but it will get better!

[Ashley&Scott]

Good luck, it takes a bit to adjust but you'll both do great!

[vanillacourage]

With both my kids I've found that they fell into schedules and habits at school that we either liked and incorporated into our home life (and that made things easier on us as parents). Or, there were things we were "meh" about that DS seemed to totally accept were just how things were at school and at home we did things a little differently.

So, the nap schedule may be different, and that's ok. The babysitter may even develop some new tricks with your DD that you would never have found otherwise.

I know it's tough but you will both do great!

[bunch]

Good luck today!!

[faith194]

Good luck! I will be headed back to work after being home full time with DS since he was 6 mos old due to being laid off(he will be 2 in Oct). I have the same feelings and worries!

[Deleted]

Good luck! I am a total helicopter parent so I understand your feelings. I trust my daycare provider, but still worry. It gets easier with time, but when DS crys at drop-off sometimes it still breaks my heart.

[Deleted]

Good luck today!!!!

[Ashley&Scott]

Glad to hear she had a good day! How did you do?

[Ashley&Scott]

Aug 13, 2012 15:47:44 GMT -5 @barefootbarista said:

I did fine-I was more worried about her not napping in a foreign environment and then being a bear when we got home.

I only texted once to see how she was doing!

:Y:

I called 2-3 times a day for the first few weeks.

[Deleted]

That's great! Is she only napping once a day now? I am really worried about DS and how to get him from 2 naps to one so he can be on same schedule as daycare :-(