Daycare guilt

Our little boy starts next week, and I am not ready despite being really happy with the daycare and staff. How has the transition been for him so far? Is he eating? Have you noticed a change in nighttime sleeping?

My boys started at 4 months. I think it was beneficial they were exposed to so many activities that I wouldn’t have even thought to do with them at that age like painting, and water play/other sensory activities.

I’ve been back to work for almost a month now and my son always has a great time at daycare. He loves being around other little kids and interacting with them. He is always smiling when I drop him off and pick him up. I would say my son is definitely eating more at daycare than he does at home. The only issue we have is he doesn’t want to nap at daycare, so that has been an adjustment for him and is something we are still working on. I’m guessing he is eating more at daycare because he is having more awake hours from not napping. I think a lot of my anxiety went away once I saw how good our daycare lady was with my son. We did a few trial part time days of daycare leading up to him going full time and I was able to see how well she takes care of him. I am constantly getting pictures, videos and updates about him throughout the day from her so it’s great to see him smiling and having fun at daycare.

My baby has been going since she was 2 months! I’m a teacher so my maternity leave was summer break. She loves it!!! She gets lots of play time and is super smiley with the 2 women who run the daycare. Of course I miss her so so much, but I am happy that she’s happy. And all the little toddlers love her and entertain her 🥰 she has her own routine there and she has been sleeping through the night since she started daycare. I noticed she was much more attentive and interactive when she started going. I know this has to do with age and just regular developmental milestones but I think her daily interaction with other little people helps her a lot too 😁 and I love my mornings, evenings, and weekends with her!

Thanks for making me feel better! Our little guy is very social so I am hoping he will have a good time, too.

Thank you all! That makes me feel a lot better. He was fussy the first day but since then seems happy when I pick him up and like he’s getting lots of stimulation during the day. Hoping it’s good for him.