Would you take the day off work for your baby's first birthday?

You can feed the other children cake at their nursery? I wouldn’t think this is allowed? Someone tell me if I’m wrong.

You could do an early day at the nursery. Cupcakes at the nursery and take her somewhere later in the afternoon (after a nap of course lol)
Maybe dad will be able to join you to do cake later so he could be included.

A lot of grocery stores do free smash cakes for first birthdays as well

It's her first birthday, she will remember nothing of it, so do what you want to remember! Think in 10 years time do you want to remember dropping her off at nursery or spending the morning in PJ's and cuddles, going out for a slice of cake and letting her run wild at a playgym
(Alternatively shove her in nursery you go to a spa!)

Totally your call, they can celebrate her birthday before or after they day if you want to take her out.

Also with the comment above, you could take the day off (with a partner?) and have a day celebrating a year of being a parent, and pick her up early and have a nice afternoon with her!

I haven’t had to face this decision as we’ve had weekend birthdays so far.

You will remember the day, so if you would feel bad sending her in, don’t. But if you’re happy for a break! Do!

I purposely took my daughters first birthday off, this year it falls within Easter so i dont have to book annual leave as im already off. But I didnt return to work till the day after her birthday i took six and a half weeks off (my daughter beginning of April born and I had 29 days of annual leave to take before April). Next year I will again be booking it off

They only have one first birthday take that day off go and spend it doing something fun just your little family I highly recommend it my boy turned one in Jan and we too him to the zoo and put for dinner just us and he have the best day he couldn’t stop smiling and was a good memory for us parents to have even when they can’t remember because this is also your memory to have x

She won't know or care whether she celebrates with nursery and her and her baby friends have cake etc. She also won't have a clue it's her birthday and spends the day with you- however you do and you will remember so what would you prefer to do? If it was me and I could get time of work then I definitely would do that :D

My partner booked the day off, I work in a school so couldn’t, but I’m only part time so we still spent majority of the day together! And you could ask nursery to do the cake on a different day, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind!

I’ve never sent my child to Nursey on their birthday xx

I’m taking a week off and my husband gets 3 days AL too🙈🙈 different day different mini activities. As much as they don’t remember but I’m sure I will remember and it’s also a way of myself and my husband telling ourselves “we survived with a little human😂 of a whole year” and enjoying it with actives and close friends/family that has been there for us especially since pregnancy journey till she turned 1 🙈😂🥰🥰

My son had the day off for his birthday , but I took cupcakes the day before and they sang happy birthday to him then x

I’ve never worked on mine or either of my children’s birthdays. I think the first one is even a celebration for you aswell for getting through that first year.