Baby not upset at being left at nursery

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So I realise this is a ridiculous feeling but I have just left my 10 month old at nursery for a 1 hour settling in session. I was expecting her to be upset or uneasy and was really worried about this. She was all smiles, couldn’t be happier to see the nursery staff again.

I was so worried she would be upset as with COVID she has only really been with me and her Dad but she was really happy. I think my feelings are hurt 😂

It shows she is absolutely sure you will be back for her! Well done. I think you should feel proud and delighted

Madness isn't it?

I recently moved a year old baby on to adoption and he left me without a backward glance (which is lovely because he has bonded really well with his adopters and I am happy about it but it did hurt ), whereas I can't even go to the loo with the little one I have now. He's a year old too and becomes hysterical if I so much as leave the room for a minute, woe betide me if I walk away from the trolley in Tesco and someone else looks at him !

Enjoy it while it lasts. In a month she could be screaming the place down when you leave her. Just be glad she's so happy.

My DD was the same last year - we'd just come out of the first lockdown, so not as long as a year but she had been very clingy nonetheless. I was allowed in for the first session and was surprised how quickly she formed a bond with one staff member. A week later we did another session where I left her for an hour and when I came back she was happily sat in the garden with the other kids and looked disappointed that I had come back for her! Even the staff said 'I'm so sorry but I don't think she's missed you!'

Almost a year of nursery now (she started at 11 months) and she strolls in every morning without even a goodbye or kiss to me or dad 🤣 she does get excited to see us at pick up now though which is nice!

You clearly have a confident baby who trusts you. Well done!

Mine are 15 months, never been and I swear if I left them with new faces and toys they'd learn to say bye just to make sure I left!

I think I would be more upset if she cries when you go to pick her up!
Good job mamma on the confident and outgoing girl you've got

@IpreferInchyraBlue

It shows she is absolutely sure you will be back for her! Well done. I think you should feel proud and delighted

Exactly this. Well done.

Both have mine have been like that. I felt sad too!
It means they’re independent and happy 😃

I think it’s a development thing; in another month she’d probably have cried a lot. My DD started childcare at 10 months and was fine whereas my my DS is 12 months and cries!

Thanks all for your lovely comments, I collected her and was happy to see me (which is a relief 😀).