Mum-guilt as having to change nursery due to moving house. Is this a recipe for disaster?

[LykkeeBaby]

We recently found the house of our dreams. Great layout, location, in a good catchment area for schools, rural etc. However, we will need to move DS who is 18m old to a new nursery. He will go to this new nursery everyday apart from Thursdays, as the nursery doesn't have availability on this day. For this reason, we'll need to take him to his current nursery one day a week until a space frees up. I am so stressed about this and cannot stop feeling guilty for wanting to move house. The new nursery in the village is lovely, so I am hoping he will settle in well. I just hope he'll be OK since he'll need to go to his current nursery one day a week, which he loves. However, I also know we are doing this for his own benefit as he will go to good schools later on. He will also most likely go to the nursery attached to his primary school when he turns 3 where he will be with his future peers.

Any similar stories to share are very welcome xx

Why do you think it is a ‘recipe for disaster’?

If it were me, I'd find a childminder for the Thursday. I don't think going to his current one, one day a week will help him settle at the new one.

but if you can do that one day a week, could you not manage it daily? Or for a while until he's settled with the house move?

The house move sounds good, so don't feel guilt over that!!

Sounds fine, just see how it goes? Children are adaptable and resilient

We had to do this and it was all fine.

@AutumnLeaves24 I have tried finding a CM but they are all full :( No we cannot manage it daily because my DH works at different sites and we can only manage the Wed as his current nursery is on the way to DH’s site on that particular day ifyswim. We are transitioning him after a month of having moved so he won’t face lots of changes all at once.

@MidnightPatrol because I will be disrupting his routine on Wednesdays when he’ll need to go to his current nursery. I am nervous about him potentially becoming unsettled.

@UpTheMagicFarawayTree thank you xx