First day back at work for me = very stressful!
Baby left with my childminder. He has had 4 half days with her, no major problems, a few tears, but not much.
Today, he started crying at 10am and apparently, didn't stop all day. Didn't eat his dinner, or his tea, drank a little milk.
Childminder has said if she has one more day like that, she will not have him again.
I am in floods of tears, I need to work, and I feel like the worst mother in the world.
She had her two grand daughters there today, 8 months and 2.5 years and another little mindee 2 years old and a friend round with some mindees and I think that was all too much for my baby.
I don't think that such a houseful helped him to settle, and want to tell that may have contributed to him having such a miserable day, but I do need to be tactful though, especially as she has said ONE MORE day like that and she is quitting!
How long would you persevere minding a miserable baby, how long do they normally take to settle?