Help!
My DD is only nine months and I've been trying to settle her in at the child minder and GP for when I go back to work and she just sobs when I pick her up. Like she thought I would never come back so she accepted the situation and quietened down when I was gone and then she saw me and remembered she had a mummy and can't let go of me in case she loses me again.
I only leave her for an hour or so at a time (childminder was just 15 mins) and if she sees me go she will sob the whole time I'm gone almost but if I hand her over to GP she will be ok for a bit until she realises she can't see me and I'm not there apparently. She will eventually settle but when I fetch her she will throw herself into my arms and just sob and cling on to me.
I hate it but I have to go back to work soon and I just don't know what to do. Is it damaging to her to think I've abandoned her? How can I calm her? She also doesn't nap well if I'm not there and so she's tired and that must make it worse. She doesn't nap well even if I am there actually as I have spent a few whole days with GP to get her used to the house and she will do a 40 min nap (usually at least 1.5 hours at home).
Is anyone else suffering with this?
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zaffa · 27/09/2020 10:11
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