How to get my baby ready to start nursery?

Hi, I’m quite anxious and apprehensive about going back to work in May, my daughter who’s currently 7 months will be in nursery 2 days a week from May (she will be 11 months), and with my mum and sister are having her 1 day a week. She currently only has contact naps in the day, and is breastfed and nurses a lot just for the comfort. Is there anything I can start doing now to help her get ready for whole days without me?

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Hey, the nursery should be offering settling in days to slowly ease her in and get her used to some faces before the big day.

You could also download a copy of the nursery’s daily routine and see if any of it aligns with what you do now and if not see if there’s anything you could slowly try to change such as meal times/ nap times.

This will make it easier as it would be a familiar routine when she goes in.

If not, not to worry as she will soon learn home routine and nursery routine and everything will all fall into place x

If you’re able to, you can pump and give the nursery fresh milk daily and they will give her that so she is still drinking BM

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