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JGheen2012
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Introducing Childcare
JGheen2012
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I’m hoping there are some stay-at-home-moms that can share their experience & tips on timing and methods of introducing childcare...
I’m a stay-at-home new mom to a 7-month old baby. My husband watches her once or twice a week in the evenings, so I can get out of the house. Otherwise the baby is pretty much always with me. I’m hoping to drop her off at the gym nursery for some much needed workout time during the day. I’d also like to eventually get a babysitter for a few hours every other week, so my husband and I can have a date night. We have relatives that live in nearby towns willing to babysit. But unfortunately, because of the distance, they aren’t familiar faces (yet) for our baby.
I’ve taken her to our gym nursery 4 times so far. The first 2 times, my husband or I stayed with her the entire time. The 3rd time, I left her (with the nursery staff) for 30 minutes. She was a bit fussy but basically okay when I picked her up. However, this 4th time, the staff actually brought her to me in the middle of the gym because she was crying and fussing too much for them to handle. When she saw me, she started crying and screaming even louder. It look 10 minutes to get her to stop screaming, which is highly unusual behavior for her and really rattled me. She was clingly and fussy for hours afterwards.
That is probably more information than you need to know, but I’d be interested in hearing anyone else’s experience or tips on this issue. I think she might be at a stage where she is experiencing seperation anxiety, so I’d be happy to wait awhile before trying to introduce childcare again - if there is a better time. Of course, some children are put in daycare at a much younger age and are fine. I don’t want to stunt her development by isolating her at home and I would like a bit of space every now and then. Any advice?
I’m a stay-at-home new mom to a 7-month old baby. My husband watches her once or twice a week in the evenings, so I can get out of the house. Otherwise the baby is pretty much always with me. I’m hoping to drop her off at the gym nursery for some much needed workout time during the day. I’d also like to eventually get a babysitter for a few hours every other week, so my husband and I can have a date night. We have relatives that live in nearby towns willing to babysit. But unfortunately, because of the distance, they aren’t familiar faces (yet) for our baby.
I’ve taken her to our gym nursery 4 times so far. The first 2 times, my husband or I stayed with her the entire time. The 3rd time, I left her (with the nursery staff) for 30 minutes. She was a bit fussy but basically okay when I picked her up. However, this 4th time, the staff actually brought her to me in the middle of the gym because she was crying and fussing too much for them to handle. When she saw me, she started crying and screaming even louder. It look 10 minutes to get her to stop screaming, which is highly unusual behavior for her and really rattled me. She was clingly and fussy for hours afterwards.
That is probably more information than you need to know, but I’d be interested in hearing anyone else’s experience or tips on this issue. I think she might be at a stage where she is experiencing seperation anxiety, so I’d be happy to wait awhile before trying to introduce childcare again - if there is a better time. Of course, some children are put in daycare at a much younger age and are fine. I don’t want to stunt her development by isolating her at home and I would like a bit of space every now and then. Any advice?
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