Daycare Blues

[awilson2112]

I'm feeling overwhelmed this morning.  I took my 14 month old to day care for the first time ever.  I do realize how lucky I have been to be able to take her to work with me since she was born.  I still will have her here 3 days a week for the time being.  I just decided that at her age she needs some social contact with other children, and I feel that she is getting so bored at our office.  I have a nursery setup in my office, but I just felt that she needed more.

Needless to say, dropping her off today was much harder on me than on her.  I told her bye, and she just smiled and waved at me.  I cried all the way to work and then some!  I know that she is in good hands and at a highly reputable place.   I feel selfish for feeling so sad, especially since so many have to take their kids to daycare at 6 weeks.  It still makes me sad, though.  I know that it will be rewarding to see her this afternoon when I pick her up and see that beautiful smile on her face!

Hopefully it will get easer as time goes on!

[DuckysMamma]

Jun. 18, 2007 at 11:06 AM

Hope all is well with you - Jonathan has been in Daycare since 8 weeks. Its funny, I thought it would be really hard at first - but actually as he has gotten older it has gotten harder. When he was so small all I ever worried about was that he wouldn't be held enough by his teachers but now that he has this funny little toddler personality I find that it is so much harder   to leave my little guy (even though I know his daycare is great...)

[awilson2112]

Jun. 20, 2007 at 11:30 AM Thanks!  Maya had a blast her first couple days there.  She didn't even look overly excited to see me when I picked her up.  She played very well with all the other kids, and gets excited every time I drop her off.  Today is her 3rd day, and I'm not worried anymore.  Of course I think of her all day long, but I know that she is having fun!  And she sleeps so much better on nights that she's been there!! :)

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