? for those whose babies are in childcare...

AmyInNJ

Hey ladies...I am a mommy but also a lead caregiver in our infant room. I care for the newborns 6 weeks to 6 months old. Our Open House is coming up and our theme is Growing Pains. The topic our director would like me to speak about is separation anxiexty more on the mothers end. What are your feelings or input on this and is there anything else in addition that concerns you at this age that you feel I should touch upon. I had to start back to work after my son was born after only 7 weeks. It was really hard on me, but I knew it was something I had to do and he was in excellent hands. I welcome any input on this and congrats to all of the new mommies out there. Motherhood is priceless...cherish every moment...my little man will be four in December already...time flies!  TIA....Amy

shortms6

for me, it felt like i was leaving a part of myself behind that morning.  my heart hurt so badly and i cried uncontrollably.  my biggest concerns before leaving her were that the provider wouldn't "know" her (her schedule, likes and dislikes, etc.) and that she would wake up that morning in a new place (she is usually asleep when I drop her off) and not know where mommy was.  my fears were nothing to be worried about, as she is doing very well at DC and now STTN.  i love that she gets to be around other people (especially kids) during the day--which I would not have easily been able to do myself if I were a SAHM.  The older kids at DC love her and are happy to see her every morning but I was so worried before that she wouldn't get enough attention.  it's definitely not a problem.

srbmvp

I just went back to work last week, and I too, felt like I was leaving a part of myself behind. It was terrible! And then as the week went by, I started kinda enjoying being back in the adult world at work, and that made me feel so guilty, like I was cheating on my LO for not being miserable every second I wasn't around him. I think it's important for moms to realize that they can and should have a life away from being a mom.

I also had a hard time with, will they know what to do for my child, but so far, DS seems to love daycare. He barely even cries while he's there, so I know they must be doing something right. And I know exposure to other people and other babies will help him with his social skills down the road, so that's a positive to daycare.

AmyInNJ

Thank you for your feed back... I am glad the transition has been a good one.