Are 6 month olds happy at nursery - worried about sending dd

[mandymac]

I have to return to work in January and we have a nursery place booked for dd, who will be just over 6 months by then. Before she was born, I didn't really have a clue how I would feel about her going to nursery (she will be full time for 4 days a week), now it is coming closer I am starting to worry and this wasn't helped by the Penelope Leach report.
Can anyone who's DD/DS started nursery at about this age give me any reassurance as to how they got on there.

Not sure I want to hear anything really negative as I don't have much alternative. We took on a mortgage just before I found out I was PG, and I have done the sums, we can't afford for me not to go back to work. Family are all over 100 miles away.

The nursery was recommended and on our visit seemed great and all the children seemed friendly and happy as did the staff. I am just worried about her routine being messed up, feeding/naps etc and obviously about her being as happy (or as close as she can be) to how she is at home.

As a nursery owner and a mother of 3 who has used other nurseries in the past, I would say go with your instinct. If you like the nursery, it will be right for you and DD. Their settling-in procedure, visits, meeting the staff etc sound spot-on.
Good nurseries will provide good care. Check the latest OFSTED reports online (be aware though that spot-check visits only began earlier this year, reports prior to that date may not give an accurate impression of how the nursery really runs)

Good luck, you won't need it. As others have said, settling her into nursery at 6 months is often easier.