Jealous...

rockonbeurself

So I dropped DS off at daycare this morning, and after being a smidge fussy all morning, he saw one of the daycare workers, and gave her a HUGE smile.

 

Made me feel like a horrible mother for dropping him off there while I am at work. Made me wonder if he loved this lady more than me?!?!?! I know that's unreasonable thinking, but I was so pissed! (yet happy that he was happy and likes the people who take care of him during the day). So many emotions!

tailanis

I can definite relate to this; I posted below -vent- about missing my DS so much today.  My mother baby sits for me and when I got home last night he was smiling with her and making cute noises. I was so jealous because he was not doing the same with me.

Adanessa

My DD likes my sister a lot and it makes me jealous... every time she sees her she gives big smiles and is in a generally better mood.

I would be mad too. I think I would always be jealous of daycare workers for getting to see my LO all day and I would probably nitpick everything they did.

Nwlywed07

I've worked in the infant room at a daycare center and have had this happen to me as the teacher and believe me it's just as hard on the teacher as it is you because we don't want parents to feel that way at all! I always hated when that happened.

But I promise when your baby is crying or is extremely fussy and we can't figure out why or calm them down easily, we all know it's because we are not mom. They do love their mommies and it's all over the kids faces when the parents come to pick them up. 

Be reassured though that if he was happy to see her, he is being well taken care of. And that is a BIG reassurance. Hang in their girl! He will be talking before you know and will be able to verbalize how much he loves you. 

rockonbeurself

Nwlywed07:

I've worked in the infant room at a daycare center and have had this happen to me as the teacher and believe me it's just as hard on the teacher as it is you because we don't want parents to feel that way at all! I always hated when that happened.

But I promise when your baby is crying or is extremely fussy and we can't figure out why or calm them down easily, we all know it's because we are not mom. They do love their mommies and it's all over the kids faces when the parents come to pick them up. 

Be reassured though that if he was happy to see her, he is being well taken care of. And that is a BIG reassurance. Hang in their girl! He will be talking before you know and will be able to verbalize how much he loves you. 

 

Thank you so much. That was exactly what I needed to hear! 

Vieve831

When I picked up my DS from daycare a few days ago they were in the middle of a diaper change and I saw my DS smiling at the worker and grabbing her shirt. I was shocked by my twinge of jealousy! How ridiculous to be jealous of a diaper change. I think its just normal to feel that way and the rational part of my brain knows that I'm being crazy.