to ask how your child's first day at nursery was?

[Twinklestar2]

I'm returning to work in the next couple of weeks so my son goes starts nursery tomorrow, 8am-6pm! Gosh it feels like a long day and i'm so worried he won't sleep as he's not one to sleep outside the house, he likes his own cot.

How was your child's first day at nursery? Please reassure me! he's 13 months.

No no whatsthet I didnt mean it like that. I think sometimes when you write things it csn be read wrong. I just meant it made me sad that you had to leave yours so young. I dont think it's an easy thing to do and it kinda hit me when pp said she had to go back or they'd be homeless. I know I'm lucky in that respect.

DS was 13 months when I went back to work. Was I sad? No not really as I enjoy my job and he enjoys nursery. Would I have wanted to be a SAHM? If I'm honest, no. So there's no need to feel sad for those of us who choose nursery and that you're somehow "lucky" and we're not. It's a bit patronising tbh.

Depends what you think of as lucky I suppose

Do you think sproke got here from the 1940s in a time machine?

This is a thread asking people how their kids settle in nursery. It's great you live in Balamory where everyone sings and minds each other's children, but meantime, in the rest of the UK it's perfectly normal.

Mine love going to theirs, it's been great.

Ironically. My great grans from mull but no. I'm an 85 babe. Just wondering tho. What ages were u wen u went to nursery? Cos I asked folk earlier when I was out n we were all about 4.

sproket I was 2 and a half when I went to nursery, but my parents were home all day as my mum is a carer for my dad. This was in 97. Most kids I knew didn't go to nursery until 3, but that was because, as I say, it was a rural area and most of them had a SAHM (not a SAHD, that's still unheard of there )

Moved up here and most kids are in nursery at 9 months.

My DS loved his first day ............. he cried .............. when I picked him up at home time .

I went to nursery school at 3. I didn't go to a private day nursery, the kind that my DD goes to, at all - my mother stayed at home until youngest brother started school.

At least one of the day nurseries we looked round for DD had been in business since the 80s, though.

Sprocket are you now talking about day nursery or pre school nursery? I never went to day nursery, it wasn't common for people with SAHM to go when I was younger as it had to be paid for (no free government hours) and why would you pay for childcare when you didn't work?

I went to pre school nursery at 3. When it's starts. That's like asking someone what age they started school at

sproket obviously not everything in Scotland is Glasgow but it's not unreasonable to tell you my location to give you an idea of what tends to happen around where I reside

Twinklestar, ignore all the stupid sidetracking on this thread, its totally unnecessary and don't even think about the stupid things they have said.

DS is 13 months and started nursery two weeks ago. He is 8-6 too. It is a long day but seems to get on with it just fine. He naps better there than he does at home, eats well and generally enjoys himself. He was unsettled in and off on his first day but had his comforter with him and was OK.

I'm not going to lie, he is very clingy to me at the moment and cries at drop off. I am finding it hard. But I think about it all day, once I'm gone, DS is happy playing all day until DH picks him up. I think DS has taken to it better than I have! We can already see that he's more steady on his feet and wanting to walk, and are sure its down to all the socialising with other babies.

It's not easy, the drop off is hard but I am assured it gets easier and DS seems to be really enjoying himself and very settled just two weeks in.

Good luck

My little boy started nursery 8-6 September last year, he was just under 9months old. He'd had a few settling in sessions but I booked the first proper day at nursery off work as I thought he may be upset at leaving me. Pah! Handed him over, did he even look back at me? Did he bugger. Didn't even acknowledge I existed once he was in another woman's arms. Part of me was miffed there was no big hissy fit of snot and tears but part of me was relieved. Even now one year later he strides into his nursery room, gives his carer a massive hug and a cheeky grin and if I'm lucky (if), I get a wave from him. I get the biggest neck-grab hug and kiss when I pick him up at home time though and that's the best ever.

Following this thread with interest as my 13 month old DS is soon to be starting nursery 3 full days a week so that I can move from part to full time work (because I WANT to, shock fucking horror)

Nice to read so many reassuring stories!

Thanks for all your stories. He was upset when he woke up and he was tired and a bit upset when I went to get him but mostly he was fine which is so great to hear.

Twinklestar that sounds really promising, glad to hear he's getting on well. Hope being back at work is going OK too!

Good start Twinklestar! There will be good and bad days, as there are for us all! My DS (3) did his first full day at proper nursery today, told me and daddy how much he enjoyed it, the day went fast, he ate cake in the afternoon etc etc. Then daddy said "so same again tomorrow then?!" And he shook his head vehemently!

Argh, one step forward and two steps back: He's sick so I've had to keep him home today!

They do pick up all the bugs at the start but hang in there, it does get better!