6 week old in nursery

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eevwee · 21/04/2015 20:23

Hello! So due to circumstances (I have 1.5 months left of a nuclear physics degree at university then I am finished and my job starts in September when baby is 6 months old) I have had to enroll my 6 week old baby boy in a nursery. He absolutely loves it, the nursery nurses dote on him and he gets many more cuddles and playtime than he does at home with me when I am trying to do my coursework or do his chores in the small amount of time I have. I pay £165 a week for it, so it's costing me dearly as a student, but I have no choice. When I complete my last exam I will be taking him out of nursery and spending all summer with him - but do you think being in nursery so young will adversely affect him in any way? And when I take him out should I keep him in for one day a week because he is used to it?
It does provide a welcome break for a young mum with two jobs and a degree, but would it make me a terrible mum to be giving him up so young?
The nursery nurses are actually better with him than I am, they are likely experienced with babies whereas I am not. Will he still recognize me as his mum and stuff?

Would love to hear from any other mums who have enrolled their babies at a young age.

Thanks!

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AwfulBeryl · 21/04/2015 20:28

He will be fine, it's just for a few weeks. Of course he knows you're his Mum.

Good luck with your final exams.

christinarossetti · 21/04/2015 20:29

Where are you doing your Nuclear Physics degree, out of interest?

If you're planning to put your ds back in the same nursery in September then yes it probably makes sense for lots of reasons to keep him in for a day a week whilst they're open in the summer.

If he's happy and well looked after, it's probably easier for him to be with lots of different care givers as a very young baby, rather than a slightly older one tbh.

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 21/04/2015 20:34

He will be totally fine. Id probably choose a CM over Nursery but my own DM is a CM (and one who had a 3 week old in the same situation as you but Engineering) so I ak biased!

Crazycatlady27 · 21/04/2015 20:55

I would keep him in one day a week whilst off over the summer as it'll keep him used to nursery, otherwise you'll have to start the settling in process all over again in September.

onepieceoflollipop · 21/04/2015 21:01

Good luck with your studies.
In your position I would focus on all the hours you are with your ds, mornings, evenings, night times, weekends. Far more hours than he is at nursery. I am sure that during those times you are really able to enjoy the time with each other, as you have been able to concentrate fully on your studies while he has been at nursery.
I would also avoid anyone who might feel the need to be critical of the choices you have made for your son (I wish I hadn't listened to judgy people when mine were small)

jendot2 · 21/04/2015 22:00

I'm a cm and have taken babies from 2 weeks old. He will be just fine :) don't worry about it. Babies at that age need cuddles, food and clean nappies, they are not too fussy about where they get it from. I bet the nursery nurses adore him :)

Lucy61 · 22/04/2015 20:08

Childminder every time for tiny dcs. He might not mind now who he gets his cuddles from but at he grows, developing an attachment to a carer becomes so important. Do you know what the staff turnover is like at the nursery?

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