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Crying at daycare...
Today is my DDs 2nd day at daycare. ?She's 3.5 months old. ?On her first day there, she cried a lot. ?And today when I dropped her off, she was crying again. ?Our caregiver was trying really hard to console her, but no luck. ?But when I held her, she stopped. ?Can a 3.5 month old have separation anxiety already??
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Re: Crying at daycare...
I think the DCP just needs a few days to learn how to calm YOUR daughter. I don't believe at that age they can really have separation anxiety. I've seen it from kids that started daycare closer to a year. For them it takes a week or two to adjust. My daughter has been going to the same place for 1.5 years now and just over the summer when she transitions rooms and had a new teacher, there was a period of about 3 weeks where she was upset during the drop off time. She was fine the rest of the day and didn't want to leave at the end of the day, but it was just another transition for her to adjust to, and there will be many more to come throughout the years.
My advice is to just give it some time and maybe let your DCP know what usually works for you to soothe her. Perhaps take in a swaddling blanket from home or something else familiar to her.
J2 11.17.08