Nursery guilt 😭

We are on the second 1 hour induction of nursery for my 13 month old. I feel SO full of guilt and I can’t stop crying. She is meant to be starting Monday, jumping straight in to a full day (I’ll be dropping her off later and picking her up early, full day straight away is too much IMO). I work shifts which means she is still going on days I’m at home which I hate the thought of. My mum could have her instead of her going to nursery but I feel like she will come on so much at nursery and they’ll teach her things my mum isn’t able too. I don’t know what I want from this post but needed to vent 🥲🥲🥲 One sad Mama who feels lost without her baby 😢

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Oh mama, it's not an easy transition at all! My girl had a 1 hour, then 2 hours, then 3 hours then jumped straight in the next week to 9.5 hour days!😵‍💫 I didn't know what to do with myself at first and she does still get upset sometimes when we drop her off but all in all she's settled so well, we've seen quite a few happy pictures of her at nursery and a couple of times she's seemed a bit sad to be leaving 🥺 I can already see her coming on developmentally and she's only been going just over a month. I'm sure your little girl will love it, and the socialisation will be SO good for her 💜

It really isn’t easy is it! Feel so lost without her 😥 Good to hear how your little babe has come on so much already, that’s exactly why she’s going and what I’m hoping happens with mine 🥺💗

Awh I'm sure it will! It's horrible right now but wait until she comes home with something that she's made (my daughter came home with something for Mother's Day, and decorated a biscuit for Easter), it'll all be worth it 🥹

We’ve had one full day before I go back to work tomorrow and it was strange. I went for a swim, got my hair done and picked her up early too. I cried when she went in as she got upset and was g great in the morning but settled by the afternoon. It’ll get easier

Oh that’s great to hear! I bet you felt like you’d lost a limb. We haven’t had our first day yet as she’s poorly so couldn’t go, great start! 😞

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