Anyone here as an adult who had multiple caregivers as a baby?

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Hi, stressing as will be sending my 6 month old to nursery and childminder full time. Hoping there won’t be attachment issues, but want to hear others stories.

You're welcome. Your baby will have a lovely time with the childminder I'm sure, and the big cuddles that you get when you pick them up are just the best. He won't forget you, I promise :)

I'm still in touch with my eldest's childminder, and he's 14 now. She was so lovely and really loved him like an aunty would. Childminders don't replace mum, they just add to the circle of people who love the child.

I don't remember! 😊

However, I am the mum of three adults who all went to childcare as I went back to work fulltime. Eldest was 5 months, 2nd was 7 months, 3rd was 10 months. There were no attachment issues, though the eldest did get attached to the woman in charge of the baby room - I couldn't drop her off until T started!! Still in contact with T more than 25 years later.

6 months is fine - back in the day, maternity leave was only 18 weeks and so if you went over your due date, your baby was very young going into childcare (I had sick leave at the end of mine which was why it was longer). The attachment issues will be yours, honestly, and you will get used to it. My three have turned out just fine x

I went to childcare from 3 months. 100s of years ago (not in the U.K.) cannot remember much of it, but still have friend from my kindergarten days! I don’t think I had attachment issues. I always was and still am very close to my parents.

Sent all of mine to nursery at 6 months when I went back to work. Never understood the anxiety around childcare on the U.K., just make sure you find a good place. My children are now late teen/ young adults. They are well adjusted, sociable, independent children and we are very close. My 21 year old is graduating with a first from a top uni this year and my 17 year old is a straight A student of that helps too.

My dc are all in their 20s.
When they were little, we only had 3 months maternity leave.
All my dc are confident adults and we have a loving relationship. Same for all of my friends' dc.
Whoever has been talking to you is talking absolute rot and clearly has no understanding of attachment theory.

Im blown away by these comments, they have truly made me feel a whole lot better, thank you all so much x