Wednesday, 18 June 2008
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Daycare
So today is day 3 and I'm ok. I was ok yesterday too. Day one though I felt like someone ripped my heart out. She is my heart. Yesterday I carried her into the school and her teacher was so excited to see her and Baby Platypus smiled at her. Her teacher said that when Baby Platypus smiles you can't help but smile back because her smile is so pretty. I feel more comfortable leaving her because I see how her teacher just embraces her and how warm she is to her. Phew.
Baby Platypus smiled for me yesterday and today when I left her which also makes me feel better. I feel like she's telling me that she's ok and to not worry about her and to go to work and just make money to buy her toys.
Her crib at school.
Not saying goodbye to mommy on her 1st day. Punk.
2nd day at school with teacher Yung.
Do your kids like daycare? How long did it take for you to be "ok" leaving them in the morning?
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The first time Noah went to daycare it didn't phase him. He was about 4 months old and it wasn't bad at all. That was for student teaching (about 12 weeks) but this time he was much older, and we had just moved and he had spent about a month with mostly me during the day. He was 9 months this time and it was much much harder. The first two days were torture, I work in the same building, in fact right below his room. I could hear him screaming all day long. It was miserable. But now it is getting much much better. Although he still cries when I leave him in the morning and at noon (I nurse him while I am on lunch break!) but its only for a few seconds and he is fine. It has gotten so much better! It does get better and they will adjust!! I hope this helps!
I can't even imagine. My best friend just had a baby a few months ago, but she works at a daycare center, so her baby goes with her to work. I guess she's pretty lucky.
Unfortunately, I don't think I'll ever be okay with concept...not in Florida, not in Orlando. Not with the horror stories on the news of children being left in vans in 98* heat. Fortunately, we did the math and between rising gas prices and the cost of daycare, it just wouldn't be worth while for me to return to work, so I shouldn't have to worry about that.
Your baby is adorable = )
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Her school looks really nice!!! I hope things go smoother for you and her. I don't have much advice to give as I am a SAHM.
My daughter is 3 now and has been in daycare from about 9 months. She actually really likes it. She is an only child so it gives her playtime with other kids and she loves that. There is no crying when I drop her off now. Sometimes I'm lucky if I get a "bye mom!". But she comes running when I go to pick her up and that's nice.
Sometimes I still would rather stay home with her than take her to school. You'll never get over that part, but you'll know that they are happy and well taken care of and that makes it easier. The big smiles that show how happy they are to see you when you go pick them up are nice too.
Just wait until every surface in your house is covered in pictures she made lol!
My daughter is out of school for spring break. 2nd grade next year. She has been begging to go to daycare. My sis is watching her for free for summer but we decided to let her go sometimes since she likes it so much. Before she got in school, she went daily. She never wanted to go to daycare when it was time BUT when I went to pick her up she would run and hide and want to stay there.
I am still not comfortable dropping her at school. I think it's a mom problem more than a kid problem.
In Michigan our Daycare "Centers" are not allowed to take the children anywhere. That is where mine goes-to a center(it's actually a big modular house with an open floor plan set up for kids of different ages in each area. Each age area is really appropriate and the older kids aren't with the 2 yr olds or baby's and the back yard is fenced 6ft high and kids aren't allowed outside unsupervised like in some family daycares. Family home daycares can take the kids out and I did not like that. Too much stress & worry for me.
my 2 year old loves daycare. she got adjusted to it the very first day...
at the end of day, shes' excited to see mommy when i go pick her up.........
my little girl is 17 months. We put her in daycare when she was about 9 months old. She did really good with it. We never had any problems with her crying or acting out when we left. The daycare workers just love love love her. She's still the same today. When we drop her off she smiles and waves bye bye and then runs to go play. When she was 2 months old I did have to put her in daycare to go back to work. I was doing fine all day until someone came into the office with a baby that started crying and I lost it for a minute. 3 weeks later my grandma decided to watch her until she got a little older and that gave me more of a peace of mind with her being so small but man I know the seperation anxiety. I thought my little girl would forget who mommy was because she spent all day with these people but I realize now how silly that was. She loves her mommy and she knows who mommy is. Daycare is time for her to play all day, eat snacks, and run around! When we get home she likes to cuddle and sleep, haha. It gets easier. You have a beautiful baby :)
"just make money to buy her toys" how funny! I'm glad you're feeling better about daycare, that's great!
I am so grateful to be a SAHM. i cannot imagine ripping out my heart and leaving it with a stranger. i don't mean to be critical, it just would never work for me and my kids. I am grateful that my husband has agreed with that and we were able to sacrifice a few "toys" so they could have Mom. May God bless you.
@justplainruth@xanga - I'm sure your intention was not to offend, however your statement seems to convey that those of us who place our children in daycare aren't moms. Just because we put our kids in daycare, does not mean we aren't moms! We're moms too, whether or not we're home all day with our children or not. Ask anyone who has a child(ren) in daycare if they are mom, and the answer will always be yes...
I had the feeling for about a day and that was enough for me, so I know how you feel. But hang in there! What's our motto here on momaroo....This too shall pass! Just know that you're workin your little butt off to spoil that precious baby who deserves it.
We never found daycare for our son until he was 8 months old - he went to "get used to the surroundings" for an hour or so on his first day. We put him on the floor, and he crawled away and never looked back! Hahaha... I was worried for nothing.
He's now 14 months old, and still loves daycare. We've had some issues with employees leaving, but he still has on daycare teacher that has been there the whole time, thank goodness. He had some issues for a couple of weeks when he was about 11 months old - he would cry when I dropped him off, which made it horrible for me, but they told us that he would always stop crying as soon as I was out the door - so we maybe the goodbyes short and sweet, and he's been fine ever since. Sometimes when I come to pick him up a little early, he looks at me like "what are YOU doing here? I'm not done playing!" Heeee...
He cracks me up 
@LadyJ26@xanga - i really am sorry if you were offended. what I said, is that I am grateful that my husband and I have been able to sacrifice so my children could HAVE mom. (at home with them) I did not mean to imply that you are NOT a Mom.
If you want my honest opinion i do believe that children are better off at home with their Mothers or at least one of their parents. I don't know that any of the Moms i know who have their children in daycare disagree with that. they love their children, they want what is best for them, but for what ever reasons (and i am sure there are many that are good.) they have to work outside the home. That doesn't change the fact that it would be best for a child to have their Mother stay at home with them.
I appreciate your opinion, but I think each family's "best" is up to the individual family and their specific circumstances. Everyone is different, and what works for some may not work for others. It's funny, they always said babies don't come with handbooks, and now I know why! There would be 564984141 different versions of the "right" way to do things. LOL! Have a good weekend!