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WWYD re: day care start date? (clicky poll)

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Someone recommended to me to put DD in day care a week or so before I go back to work so that she and I can become accustomed to the arrangement and so i have the opportunity to prep for going back to work (get the house in order, make sure I have clothes to wear, etc.). The thing is, if we put her in early, she'd go in middle of next week!! I know I need to get ready for work, but I also want to soak up the time I have left with DD.

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Re: WWYD re: day care start date? (clicky poll)

  • CollieJadeCollieJade
    We started DD in daycare with the intention of it being *on* my first day of my business, but she got sick and missed her first two days, and then I was stuck trying to figure out how to still make my client appointments that I'd scheduled thinking that she'd start that same day and it would be no problem.  It was a really stressful week.  So I voted 3-5 days before your start date, just in case sh!t goes down and you've got to deal with whatever mishaps occur. 
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  • lwoods422lwoods422
    I am doing the same thing. I will be putting DS in daycare at least 3-5 days before I go to work. Yes, I want to spend as much time with him before I go back but he has never ever been in daycare before and I want to be able to make it an easy transition for him.  So I want him to get used it 1 week or 2 before  and get used to the people as well. So when the days does come that I have go to work, I don't just drop him off and say see ya and me a blubbering mess worrying about him. I'm going to start him half days so that he knows that I come back and slowly transition into a full day . Hope that makes sense.
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  • chargermamachargermama
    I voted for the 3-5 days beforehand.  And there is no rule that you have to leave LO in DC all day long.  Start out at 3 hours a day and slowly transition to longer periods of time if you can.
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  • Duckie07Duckie07

    When we started DD in her in-home daycare she was 6 months old.  She went one day for about 3 hours in the morning and the next day for 3 hours in the afternoon.  Then, she started full-time.  When she started her new daycare (when she was 1.5), the both of us (DD and I) visited the morning before she started.  I didn't leave her there but we both got to meet the teachers and she got to see what the kids do.  I thought the second transition went much, much better than the first.  Don't get me wrong, we still cried on the first day, but DD took to the second daycare much faster than she did the first one. 

    I think if you want to visit the daycare and take your DD with you, that's cool.  But, if it was me, I wouldn't start her a week early.  Good luck with your decision and with going back to work!!

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  • balihaigirlbalihaigirl member

    i would wait until the day you start work.  your child is only 2 months and will adjust just fine.  if your child was older, i could see why you'd start him earlier, but in this case, no, enjoy all the time you can with him. 

    eta: i mean her.  ;)

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  • JayandJackJayandJack member
    I put DS in daycare a week early and liked that if I wanted to I could go get him and go to lunch with him and then take him back. It made the transition much easier if I knew that I could just go see or take him out whenever I felt like it and I wasn't stuck in an office. Plus DH told me to go take a nap and relax which made me feel 100x better just to have a few hours to myself and not have to rush to take a shower while looking after him. DS was only 6 weeks old when he went into daycare.
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  • Mrs.TalalaMrs.Talala member

    DD started daycare the day I went back to work.  She was 3 months old at the time.  She did great, no problems at all.  It was way harder on me than her.  I made DH do the drop offs for the first week. 

    We did go up to day care 2 times the week prior to meet her teacher and drop off her stuff.  They gave me the option of starting her early but I really wanted to spend as much time with her.  Its unlikely I'll ever be a SAHM, so like Mrs. Rosie I wanted as much time as possible with her. 

    However, if you have a ton of things to do to get ready for work, then maybe it wouldn't hurt to start a couple days early for a few hours so you can do your errands or even just take a nap! 

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  • jgb2000jgb2000

    imagechargermama:
    I voted for the 3-5 days beforehand.  And there is no rule that you have to leave LO in DC all day long.  Start out at 3 hours a day and slowly transition to longer periods of time if you can.

    This what I did with #1 and to a lesser extent, #2. It worked out great. Yes, I treasure every moment with them but I needed some time on my own to get stuff done.

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  • keadokeado member

    We started DD in daycare at eight weeks.  Since you are asking what we would do - I would not have started her early, because I had such a hard time letting her go and being away from her that long when she was that small.

    So while in theory I'd say, yes start her early - if you can take a few hours a day to acclimate her that would be great. But if that's too hard for you don't feel you are alone. 

    If you don't start her a few days early, talk to the director and set up a time to come in the week before for an hour or so, and talk to the teachers about her routine, bottles, quirks, etc.  

    Good luck!!

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  • lwoods422lwoods422
    imageMrsRosie:

    imagelwoods422:
    I am doing the same thing. I will be putting DS in daycare at least 3-5 days before I go to work. Yes, I want to spend as much time with him before I go back but he has never ever been in daycare before and I want to be able to make it an easy transition for him.  So I want him to get used it 1 week or 2 before  and get used to the people as well. So when the days does come that I have go to work, I don't just drop him off and say see ya and me a blubbering mess worrying about him. I'm going to start him half days so that he knows that I come back and slowly transition into a full day . Hope that makes sense.

    There's a big difference between starting a toddler in daycare vs a 2- or 3-month-old.

     Yes!... you are right.  Before I posted I didn't realize the posters DD's age. I agree at 2 months DD really wouldn't know the difference.

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