We decided to put DD into nursery for two half days per week once I returned to work. It seemed a good idea at the time (seeing other children, getting time to do stuff etc) but now we're not so sure.
As we have not had to rush her induction, she has been going for her induction visits twice a week since April (!) when she was 11 months (she is now 13 months). We initially left her for 10 minutes, and have gradually increased it to two hours, but she has not yet done a full session. She has never liked being left there, and usually spends most of the time crying once we leave. As long as we are there, she enjoys the space and the other children and plays with the toys and interracts with the staff.
The last two times, however, she has begun shaking like a little lettuce leaf as we approach the building and going all quiet, crying sort of under her breath. The staff, who are really lovely, say that it is 'resistance' and separation anxiety and that we can 'get through' it (implying that happy times are just around the corner), but we're starting to feel like she's really telling us something, and that perhaps she really isn't ready and we should just work something else out.
Has anyone else had an experience like this, and if so, what did you do?