Childcare transition

Re: Childcare transition

• PrettyInPearls23 member

  November 2013

  I'm not back to work yet (still have 2 weeks) but here are a few things we're doing:

  1) The week I go back is Thanksgiving, so it's a 3-day week. I'm having DH and my mom watch DS2 those days so I'm only having to adjust to going back to work. It was really, really, really hard on me going back to work AND leaving DS1 with a stranger in the same day.

  2) The Tuesday of that short week, I'm leaving work on my lunch and picking up DS2 from my mom to take to daycare for a trial run. He'll be there from noon until 4:30. This will give all the teachers there time to meet/greet with him and work out any kinks such as diaper bag supplies, etc. before he starts going full time.

  3) In addition to providing them with DS2's routine/daily schedule I'm also going to compile a list of things that help calm him down or ways I do certain things. For example, he'll take a really long nap if he's swaddled, but will only nap 30-40 min if he's not swaddled. He burps best sitting up on my knee. He likes to move (swing, swaying while being held, fast rocking, etc.). He does best with sleep if there is white noise. etc.

  4) I'm not afraid to be "that" mom who calls 6 times in the first few hours he's there to make sure everything is going ok.

  I'm excited for me to get back into my routine and for DS2 to get into a routine as well.

  

  
  

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