will this settle down?

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Hi, I've just put my 10 mo into nursery full-time. This has been gut-wrenching (our childminder has suffered ill-health, and we can't find another who has a vacancy for an under 12 mo) and I feel terrible leaving her.

Has anyone else placed their wee one in a nursery full-time? Are they happy? My wee one has been miserable with the cold since starting, I know she has to build up her immune system.

The girls are nice and say she is starting to settle but she gets very upset every time someone walks in the baby room, she isn't eating or napping for them.

Is this normal? Can anyone reassure me or do I have to start thinking of alternatives?

It is normal children especially babies take some time to settle i know it is hard to leave them with someone new and your little one built up a bond with the childminder and you need to let it happen with the staff at the nursery and it will happen it might just take a little while i know doesnt help now because you dont want your little one to be upset but if you are happy with the nursery then it is worth while perservering

She will eventually settle and being in a nursery with other children will help her develop a lot and she will do a lot of fun activities the hardest part is always the settling in but it is totally normal it just take a but of time

I would be tempted to take a day off and go and watch through the window to see what is going on.

My boys settled in to play school pretty quickly. My daughter didn't but I was told she was fine.

Thanks, I peek in the window when I'm collecting her and she seems to be happy. The nursery teachers tell me it is whenever someone comes in the room, she looks up expecting me then gets very upset. I feel awful leaving her.

I am trying to settle my 8mo. Just a few hours at a time then onto a whole afternoon. I have found visiting him half way through the afternoon doesn't help at all - he gets upset that I am leaving again! He only sleeps in their swing despite napping beautifully and on the clock at home and barely eats. But they tell me it will get better...

hi Athrawes, my wee one got thrown in at the deep end. We had 2 settling- in sessions, one half day then straight in. I suppose it will get better, she just won't nap or eat properly for them, then she gets exhausted and has picked up every bug going. I'm finding it hard but the girls say it will sort itself out.