Starting daycare

melissa11015

So, I am wondering how the transition to daycare was for everyone??? We've done two 1/2 days so far and this morning he cried the whole time with the exception of the last hour where he fell asleep from exhaustion. He also refused to take his bottle. How normal are we?? He's been with me all summer so I imagine that this is going to be a process. He's 7 1/2 months old and has pretty much only been with me/DH or my MIL his whole life. Poor kid, I hope this transition doesn't last too long! I hate to hear that he's been crying for hours!

licistar

I work at a daycare and it can be hard. I think for babies it gets easier faster opposed to older kids around 1 or 2 its just horrible for a long time. We had a little girl around 7 months, who would cry when she was dropped off everyday but as soon as her parents were out of site she was fine, now that time has passed when she is dropped off she is perfectly fine. She is 12 months now. So it might take some time but hang in there