To feel sick that my son got his nursery place?

[Charlottehines]

Well my son has got his school nursery place to start after the Easter holiday.
He is a September child so will be 3 years 7 months when she starts.
I'm a stay at home mum to him and his younger brother of 18 months and very rarely leave them wih grandparents so this is a huge leap for both of us.
Hea a pretty outgoing kid although gets quite shy around new people.
Am I worrying for nothing?
My instincts tell me he's too young, but reception is next year and will feel very wicked having not sent him anywhere prior.
Any advice?

[Charlottehines]

Formerbabe,
I'm 100% not a superwoman but no, I don't want or need the break.
I thoroughly enjoy being at home with born little ones and I'm terribly sad that my eldest needs to go.
We have lovely days every day and whilst of course children are children and can drive me to despair on the whole I'm totally happy with the way our lives are, so it's a real shame things have to change.
I've spoken to the school and they won't reduce the days unless the child is not setting / very distressed.
So they will if needs be but not just at the parents choice.

[MaryWestmacott]

It will be the best for him, just possibly not for you!

Just try to focus on how fun it will be for him.

And then see if you can arrange some things for your DC2, any music or sports classes that are just for his age group that you couldn't do previously because your DC1 would be too old for them? Some real 1-2-1 time with DC2 should be good for you both.

[Charlottehines]

Yes that it exactly what I plan on doing and luckily my husband has 1 day off a week midweek after the easter so I plan on collecting my eldest and taking him to a lesson ( possibly swimming / gymnastics ) that he can't do at the moment due to his younger sibling not being old enough

[sisterofmercy]

You sound like a wise and loving mum. I suspect you will find the strength to do this.

[Charlottehines]

Thankyou for your kind words,
I really hope so!

[lucy101]

My ds has been going from 9-12 5 days a week since he was 2.5yrs... and I have to say I think it has been brilliant for him. They do so much there and he tells me to go home when I drop him off! We still have loads of time together. I am also at the end of a really difficult pregnancy so it really has been a godsend. I am glad I will have that time to spend 1 to 1 with the new baby now while my ds is having a great time elsewhere.

[Charlottehines]

Yes sometimes I wonder if it would have been easier, especially for me if I had done it earlier, but really didn't want to have to keep making moves as thought it would be too much to ask for him to keep settling again which is why we went for the school nursery.
He should have been a few days off of turning 4 to start in the September but the place came up for after Easter and thought best not to turn it down as its a very over subscribed school