Hi,just read your profile to see where youv'e got to lately.Sorry i 'dissapeared'.
Cut down my mumsnetting drastically during school hols and been away on hols too to Filey.So sorry that things were not going well for you.No idea it was like that for you.Glad things have improved.
Good luck with Sept,and hope your DD likes school.Mine is going into year one in Sept.God,don't know where reception went..It is scary and a shock to your system,when your 'only' child goes. My DD enjoys it though and all my fears were unfounded.Her confidence has increased loads this year.Thought i would do home teaching again,but spent all the year revelling in the freedom at first,then moping and sitting in total,frustrating, indecision about whether to have another kid,interspersed with minimal housework,then loads of mumsnet....wasted the year in my opinion.Oh well at least DD made progress and friends!.
School...well...hate the morning rush,nice to talk to other mums a bit,confusion sometimes with what's going on...so keep asking teachers if not sure about things...think they presume you already know!,go and sort things out if there's a problem,don't let it fester!.
Take loads of photos of first day..i did,nice to look back at.
THE SCHOOL DAY IS SHORTER THAN YOU THINK-don't worry about filling it-your'e back to pick them up before you can wink.
Sometimes loved to get DD out my hair for the day,SOMETIMES CRY AND FEEL LONELY GOING HOME ON MY OWN,but you get used to it whatever.The weirdest/hardest part is knowing you cannot be there whenever they need you and that they are now in other adults 'hands' all the time.Hard to trust teachers with your precious only,but you relax,bit by bit,when you see your DD is content enough/progressing.I kept saying to myself that there were at least a 100 other kids there and they all survived and looked happy!
Anyway,would love to hear how you get on.
Hugs to you,and any other mums whose kids are starting this Sept,my thoughts will be with you all.