First day at daycare

susan10918

Well the day is finally here. LO did ok when I dropped her off, not me so much. I called to check on her this afternoon and they said everything has been fine, but she has yet to nap for the day! WOW, I am going to have a grumpy baby on my hands when I pick her up. I hope she gets accustomed to all this change and starts sleeping some during the day.

JamieBart

I'm sure she's just super stimulated by all of the new people and activity around her.  You will be surprised I think at how quickly she will adapt to her new surroundings.  My DS is with a nanny rather than daycare but leaving him is still hard.  It will get easier in the sense that it will become more routine, but I still count the minutes until I can go home to be with him. 

 Hang in there!

82Sonia

I'm sure it will get better. I go back in 2 weeks and I'm dreading it. Hang in there!

susan10918

According to her paper she slept 10 min the whole 5 1/2 hours she was there. She looked so out of it when I picked her up. It is just such a different environment for her with the bright lights and noises while she is trying to sleep. At home her room is dark and she has a loud white noise playing. I just feel so bad and Im wondering if I should of gone with a in home daycare where she could actually be in a dark room. Sigh....

jenn248

susan10918:

I just feel so bad and Im wondering if I should of gone with a in home daycare where she could actually be in a dark room. Sigh....

Don't feel bad!  Your DD will learn to sleep at daycare; as pps said, she was probably overly stimulated.  My DD also barely slept on her first day and came home rather grumpy, but she quickly adjusted and naps much better at daycare than she ever has at home.  It's an in-home center, but since there are older kids there that nap only once in the aftenroon, the lights are on and there are eight other kids running around for at least two of her naps.