I have just been away from my one year old for 3 nights (with her dad and gran) and it was v. difficult for both of us. She's used to me working, but regular hours and when I got back from my course, she didn't smile at all - she wanted to be held by me but kept looking to dad for reassurance. I took a day off work the following day to spend with her and returned to work this morning. Normally she's fine going in to nursery, but she screamed and screamed this morning, I ended up in tears too.
I'm due to go away for a whole week at the end of this month (I'm pregnant and trying to get stuff out of the way before no. 2 arrives), but I'm so worried. Will she trust me again? How does she know I'm ever coming back? Will it do her permanent damage? basically, should I cancel?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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Pls Advise: Leaving 1yr old for a week - will it do any damage?
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babygibbon · 14/07/2005 10:00
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