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How did LO respond when you went back to work?

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Was LO about the same as before, or was there an adjustment period with bad behavior?  Did LO reverse cycle their feedings and wake more at night just to be with you?  Or did daycare really help them get more regular for eating and sleeping?
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Re: How did LO respond when you went back to work?

  • KatGappKatGapp
    Grandma's and daycare watching him have been great sticking to my notes I gave everyone.  So far (going on week 3), he has stayed on schedule.
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  • massdreamsmassdreams member
    Really, no difference. We never had a set nap or feeding schedule (fed on demand since I breastfeed and napped when tired) so there wasn't really a set schedule to keep. And his behavior and napping/eating patterns seem to be the same with us on the weekends as they are at daycare. Keep in mind too that at this young of an age, behavior and patterns can change so much. So your LO might be up more at night the second week of daycare, but it could be completely unrelated.
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  • MargieMomMargieMom

    DS went to daycare at 6 weeks, so he didn't really even seemed phased by it.  however, around 4 months and then again at 6 months, he WOULD get up in the middle of the night, to "spend time" with me.  it made me feel happy and sad at the same time, but we nipped that in the bud, since DH and I have to work FT.  GL!!!

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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member

    imagemassdreams:
    Really, no difference. We never had a set nap or feeding schedule (fed on demand since I breastfeed and napped when tired) so there wasn't really a set schedule to keep. And his behavior and napping/eating patterns seem to be the same with us on the weekends as they are at daycare. Keep in mind too that at this young of an age, behavior and patterns can change so much. So your LO might be up more at night the second week of daycare, but it could be completely unrelated.

    pretty much this.

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  • Amy SchrammAmy Schramm

    I thought he was actually happier with me working, although I was happier too so maybe our time together was just generally more positive. ?I think we were bored with each other 7 days/week (I went back to work at 20 weeks). ?I think my nanny was able to engage him in ways that I wasn't and I think he really benefitted from being around different people.

    We weren't big schedulers and we had an in-home nanny so he didn't have to adjust to any daycare schedule. ??

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  • JLS0320JLS0320 member
    It has been rough, this is my 2nd week back. DH and my mom watch him and DS refuses to eat now unless it's directly from the breast. He'll be starving but wait 8-10 hrs until I get home. It is soooo stressful for everyone and he's hungry and cranky. Other than that he's the same
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  • trinnytrinny member
    imageKathrynMD:

    imagemassdreams:
    Really, no difference. We never had a set nap or feeding schedule (fed on demand since I breastfeed and napped when tired) so there wasn't really a set schedule to keep. And his behavior and napping/eating patterns seem to be the same with us on the weekends as they are at daycare. Keep in mind too that at this young of an age, behavior and patterns can change so much. So your LO might be up more at night the second week of daycare, but it could be completely unrelated.

    pretty much this.

    Good to know.  I was sort of thinking this b/c she seems to be crying so much less now, and I would have totally thought it was daycare if she'd started last month!

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