Really anxious about my son starting nursery

[Ames19]

My son is nearly 2.5 and he starts nursery tomorrow. He had 3 settling in sessions last week. He was upset when I dropped him off but I rang the nursery and they said he was fine after 10 minutes.

I don't know why I'm so anxious like I've got a proper sicky feeling in my stomach. I'm just so worried and I don't know why 😩

I've ask him does he want to go back to nursery and he says yes and when he had his settling in sessions I asked him if he had a good time and he said yes again!

So I believe he does enjoy it when he's there but I just can't shake this feeling!

What can I do to not feel like this 😩

Just got to try and distract yourself. He will honestly be fine and if he isn’t then you can pick him up and help.

I had a bit of a panic that my son wasn’t ready and what happened if he was upset and I was so nervous… but it was all good and he loved it!

The feeling will pass when you see him come home happy hopefully

I think this is just part of a process, it’s normal and it will pass in time.
I feel the same way - my dts start secondary school in September.
Your ds will be absolutely fine and so will you. In a few weeks time it will all be part of your normal routine.

I felt the same when my dd started full time nursery recently, aged 11 months.
The feeling lasted all of 1 day!!
He will be fine, you will be fine!
It will very quickly become your new normal.

I know it's so hard but you can't show him that you are feeling anxious about it because he will know and feel it too!
Nursery will be so good for him and imagine if he wasn't going now but in a years time or further down the line it would be even harder. For both of you.

Ask the staff if they'll text you or send you a picture at some point so you know he's okay. (He will be).