Toddler went to nursery at 11months in Feb- March, for about a month tops, but we withdrew him after that due to the covid situation. Both me and OH worked from home until recently, I just finished things up and I am on A/L and then probably a year off.
We have no family here on either side so we've always struggled managing things, but somehow made it. Now that I'm finished with work, I am supposed to have all this time to play and entertain my 17m old, but I have no energy at all. I suffer with hyperemesis and I just find it so draining at 35weeks preg and he's also at a very difficult stage, doing all the things he's not meant to, probably to get attention. I just feel we're not giving him enough and that he might learn more in nursery. He also says no words yet.
So anyway long story to say that I am scared that I will not manage two children, one of which a newborn. My mother and father will come and stay with us maybe for a month? Which is meant to ( and I am hoping will) help in the initial days, but after that I fear I might struggle a lot to entertain the toddler too while looking after the newborn.
I have savings so I can spare some for 1 or 2 days a week in nursery, but should I? We could obvs use the savings other places including our home and mortagage(early repayments).
Have I left it too late, will the toddler associate nursery with his little sister's arrival as it's so close now?