Nervous about nursery

Hi Sophie, ours just started nursery three weeks ago and it is going better than expected. What helped was a few settling-in visits 2 weeks prior to start date. Baby got to know the faces and the room. We could stay in there with her in the beginning to see what she would be up to. Have you had a tour of the premises? Will your nursery provide daily updates on their activities? This also helps to reassure the parents. Your kiddo will be fine🤍

I was exactly the same with my son. He had never been left. It was bloody awful at first im not going to lie. I didn’t eat properly cos I was so anxious and upset but a month in he was absolutely fine and happy there. He even reaches out for his favourite nursery worker in the mornings now and it’s made me so happy to see him thriving.

Our little girl is so clingy with me so I was really nervous. She started on 3rd June and the last couple of weeks she's been much better on drop offs and she looks happy in the pictures when she's there. It's a big change for both of you but once you've settled in to the new routine will probably do both of you good. I actually enjoy work now as it feels like a break now (3 days a week) and feel a bit more refreshed when I have my days off with the kids now. Try not to worry to much, they're more resilient than we think xx

please drop me a message lovely. I work in a nursery and led the baby room for several years before I left for mat leave (now leading preschool because my son is in the baby room - June 2023 baby). I have so much in way of advice/reassurance but would take up like 6 comments 😂

Just remember that the staff aren’t just random adults supervising babies, they are skilled/qualified & trained with the most up to date practice with caring for the LOs in their care. It’s natural to be worried, I cried the first few weeks and I was only 1 room away from him and knew what to expect so it’s natural and I can guarantee the staff will almost be expecting it so know exactly how to help/reassure/guide you both through that settling process. The settles are equally as much for you as they are for your LO xx

My little girl started today. She had some settling in sessions last week and a home visit. I’m a ball of nerves right now so I get how you feel. We have to trust they will be fine it’s so good for them to be surrounded by other kiddies. Plus the nursery staff are so well trained. I hope all goes well for you 💕

Hi I don’t have advice but wanted to say same situation if you ever wanted to chat, my lo starts September she is my first and I’m never away from her still breast feed she’s very clingy and she’s just started to go through the separation anxiety like if I go to a play place and go to loo and she’s with a friend she cries mammmmmm and is very unsettled I feel physically sick when I think of her going to nursery

My little one was the exact same. So clingy to me, would just about tolerate my husband but anyone else tried to pick her up she would cry. Even my mum/sister who she has seen at least once a week since she was born.
She started with a childminder back at the start of June, and honestly she really struggled. She was originally going to do 1 day a week but we changed it to two mornings a week as we hoped that would help her settle better and it’s been a long process but she is much more settled now. Still cries when I hand her over in the morning but calms down quickly and plays nicely and is happy the whole time she’s there. It’s made her more confident too, she now runs up to my mum/sister and asks for cuddles which is so nice!
I think our biggest issue though was that she isn’t going often enough, my eldest started with a childminder at a similar age but full time and despite also being clingy she settled really well and really easily.

this is my worry as I’m only doing one day a week and feel she may not get used to it quickly like this