Nursery Positivity

My LO eats much better in nursery. She always finishes all her foods and sometimes wants more, from chicken to vegetables. She doesn't eat much when at-home

I went back to work last month. I was meant to go in March but had such terrible anxiety about leaving my son I couldn’t do it. Fast forward to now and things are so much better. He’s in with a childminder which I know isn’t quite the same, but I am so much less anxious. He goes 3 days a week, we did some settling sessions beforehand which helped ease him and me, into it. He loves going now, he’s learning new things, playing with others etc. we get regular updates from his childminder and he is always happy to see me. He’s only not wanted to go twice but the childminder is great at distracting him. It is tough at first, but honestly for me at least, it gets better and easier. It’s nice to have a purpose outside of raising my son and speak to people. I hope it goes well, I would honestly do some settling sessions, some with you there and then leave him there for an hour or 2, get a coffee and some cake or some shopping and it should get easier, you’ve got this! Xx

My LO is 13 months old now but started nursery when he was 9 months old- he loves it there and has made many friends. He eats very well in there and he has developed so much since he joined. You will not regret it!

Mine has just started this week and i honestly thought he’d have a meltdown. But nope absolutely loving it! I genuinely think he’s that focused on everything he doesn’t even know I’m gone 😆. And I’ve gone from him waking up a lot during the night to this week him for the first time sleeping 10+ hours straight, so they are keeping him busy and super happy. Mine nursery has an app where they can message pics of him and they log absolutely everything from eating , sleeping and nappy changes so you can follow his day which eases any worries.

Mine started when she was just over 1.5 years and she loved it from her very first day. I’m sure it has massively helped with her speech and she always runs in without looking back.
Completely normal to feel how you’re feeling though..! It takes a few weeks to get used to the new routine ❤️

Is there a chance you might want to train as a childminder? Tiney is a great company to start with and you can register in as fast as two months if I remember correctly xx

Then you can look after your little one and one or two other children. It pays well, too! Xx

My son is in reception now but absolutely loved his nursery. Started at 1 and just this mornings before going up to 2 half days and 2 full days at 3. He learned so much there and loved his teachers.

I know it’s so hard letting them go, but for us anyway, he got so much dedication attention and teaching that I’m not sure we would have been able to match it. ❤️

My little one is almost 1 and started 3 weeks ago. He cries (a lot) when I leave him but they always update the app with a picture after a few minutes to show he's absolutely fine. He eats and sleeps better at nursery than at home and has started to enjoy it on week 3 x

I cried every day the fortnight leading up to putting my little boy in nursery. My partner and I had serious talks about me leaving my job. He's been in nursery since April now - he cried for two weeks but now he loves it and his cheeky personality is coming out with the staff

My son started nursery 3 days a week at 13 months old. He is still going now and he's 4! He has made some really good friends, learned soooo much and his communication and confidence has developed well.