Nursery

Hey! Obviously every baby is different and you should go with your gut and what feel right for you as it’s a big step but wanted to share that we had 4 settle sessions and I was called into the last one as she just wouldn’t settle but was fine when we left - she went in the next week for her first day and was absolutely fine - i would say though that I got her started before I went back to work so that if it didn’t go well I was around to get her and we used that week to gradually build to a full day (6hrs day one, 7 day two etc) xx

Hey, we’re in a similar boat. We’ve just started nursery - she had 4 settling in sessions and then has gone to full days the last two weeks. She is a little unsettled, and the nursery have called a couple of times saying she’s got a temperature. When we pick her up, she comes crawling over to us and starts crying - which I’m told is completely normal as they adjust to you leaving and returning. After we get home, she’s very clingy, wants to be cuddled and held and then becomes her usual self.
We’ve persevered with full days as she will have to do full days when I go back to work. It does get better! The nursery team told us that she’s now started engaging with the activities now and the staff she recognises.

Also in the same boat my girl did 5 setting in sessions starting with one hour on day one to a full day day 5. She did really well with them but yesterday when I picked her up her eyes were red and voice hoarse so I know she must have cried a lot in the day 😭 it’s so hard but my son absolutely loves nursery and started when he was the same age as her so I guess you just have to push through it and know they will get used to it and start to enjoy it after a few weeks!

Thanks for this everyone, does make me feel slightly better xx