Switching to SAHM life

Hi! I just did this. Don’t be nervous. Wrap up your work stuff and pull him from daycare. Set up play dates and enjoy your time with him. Babies focus on what’s in front of them. He’ll love spending time with you.

Im new to being a mom but I was a nanny beforehand and I can tell you from my experience between school and summer time.

As far as daycare trasition and routine go, try to keep the same schedule the daycare had. Its what he is use to so it should make things a little easier. Same snack times, same nap times, activities and crafts, and bits of education mixed in.

Make sure he still socializes. Daycare is great about getting kids use to having friends and making them less clingy towards parents. Try taking him to the park, mommy and me groups if you can find them, story time at Barnes and noble or your local library. Anything to keep it from just being you and him all the time. Doesnt have to be every day though.

The zoo and aquarium are great, maybe find something that will help him burn energy that you can use as a treat/reward or just to break up the week day vs weekend. The last family I took care of had an unlimited pass to a trampoline park but theres more budget friendly ideas too.

Greatest advice I can say is still stick to getting up each day at a set time. That way you are able to get a lot more done house work or self care wise before your baby gets up for the day and you can focus on time with him once he is up. Also don’t have experience with the switch from daycare to being at home but I think sticking as close to the schedule of what he does during the day at daycare can help him transition to being at home and not in daycare anymore. I would also say check in with any children activities at your local library like story time to be able to still get your child that social interaction. Also maybe try to make some play dates with some of the kids in his daycare class.

you got this❤️❤️

For me it’s getting out of the house daily by 9:30! That’s even if you just go walk around Costco .
We do atleast one play date a week !

I am a weirdo who went job to full sahm in a day lol but my tip is GO TO THE LIBRARY! They have reading and activities and crafts and museum passes and it ingrains a love of books.

Not sure id call it a financial hace but I started a networking business to fill in the gaps because I hate selling stuff and needed something lol i can introduce you to the people that helped me if youre interested and they can give you some info