Nursery

Hey lovely, it is so hard to leave them like that but it does get easier for the both of u. Maybe leave something that smells of u with ur lil one xxx

yeah that’s a good idea, I’ll give that a try! Xx

It does get easier. Mine started when she was 9mths though and goes full time from tomorrow at nearly 2yrs old. I think it was harder for me than her.
Plus I do wonder if there’s more separation anxiety at this age too.

that’s a good point, I never thought of that. Part of me wonders if I’d have sent him from 9 months if it would have been easier than sending him now when he’s older.
Hopefully he starts to enjoy it soon x

I think if they’ve never been away from you much before and they’re nearly two it will be a bit of a change for him. But it’s only day 2, the days certainly get easier as he’ll feel more comfortable with the staff and they’ll feel more able to comfort him. Honestly those rocky days at the start don’t last very long and they’re really quickly forgotten. My daughter has been going 3 full days since March and runs into her key workers arms each morning, knows all the kids names and doesn’t ever want to come home. Give it time, I promise he will settle x

thanks for this comment! I needed that. I know he will thrive from going, the staff have said he’s dying to get involved it’s just the thought of us not being there with him I think. Hopefully he won’t take too long to settle in. Xx

It really is hard at the beginning. I remember my son needed to be pryed off me the first few sessions but now he walks in on his own without looking back. Once he gets use to his new surroundings and people, you won't be able to stop him running up to that door

My little boy has never been away from me for long, if he is he’s with my parents or his dad so I was absolutely dreading it. He’s done 5 settle sessions now and he still cries when I drop him off as he sees me leaving but after yesterdays session, they said he was fine after 5 minutes and didn’t want to leave when I went to pick him up! I didn’t think it would get easier, but it does. It still breaks my heart every single time I drop him off but I know each time it’s getting easier for him. Xxx

Also, he takes his little snuggy with him so he has something familiar with him which they said helped xx

He came out of his 2nd settle session and they said that he wouldn’t make it through the first full morning the following day, as they’d struggled to distract him ect.
He went his first full morning, cried when he was dropped off but he did in fact stay whole morning! They said he did get unsettled at times but he played and joined in. Even went back for seconds with his dinner 😂🙈
I think he will cry for a while when he’s dropped off but I feel like I’m staying the full morning was a huge mile stone! Xx