Did anyone put their baby in daycare as an older baby instead of at 6 weeks, 3 months, etc?
I was fortunate enough to be able to work from home for 15 months and am now having to find a new job so DS will have to go to daycare.
He already hates going to the gym and church daycare so I am dreading the transition to full time daycare.
Any success stories to make me feel better? DD was in daycare from when she was 6 weeks until Kindergarten but we've moved since then so I can't send DS to the same place. Finding one I love here that has openings will be hard.
Re: "Older" baby in daycare for 1st time?
Mine started at 9mo and 10mo. Even though DS is more outgoing than DD, it was a rougher transition for him. They both started at 3 days a week because that was my schedule, but going p/t probably made it harder on them. Consistent routine is easier for them.
Oh, and DD did fine at daycare even while she HATED church nursery. And it wasn't because she hated the church nursery lady, the poor lady ended up holding DD the entire time, every time. I think church nursery was harder because there was always a different group of kids, there was a much wider age range in the room and all the older kids made her feel overwhelmed (they would combine infant to 3yo if there weren't too many kids), and because it was just once a week so it didn't feel like her routine.