Help with nursery and the guilt, please

[TwoAcres]

I had originally planned for my daughter to go to nursery and myself work at 1 year old.
Circumstances have changed as I was made redundant whilst on maternity leave.
I've managed to find a job at my local nursey (litteraly 5 mins away) and baby can come with me (in different rooms).. but she will be only 8 months old. 4 days a week. She's had three settle sessions (1 hour with me, 1hr alone and 2hr alone) and just been crying.

I feel so guilty but also know the chances of finding another job so close/with her are slim. We put money aside to last until her being 1, but otherwise we need my 2nd income.

I've never left her with anyone, and she is EBF and nurses to sleep which I think is making me stress and feel guilty all the more.

Has anyone else been in this situation and can share words of encouragement or tips to help settle her or anything really?
I've got a pump to express milk, and she is very good at drinking water from a cup.

I just thinking about her being upset there and it breaks my heart.

She will be fine. It’s early days and she will get used to it. She won’t still be howling when she is 3.
Congratulations on your new job!

I can't tell you how many mums would absolutely love to have a job like that where they can take their baby to be cared for in the same setting. Such things are like gold dust. You should be celebrating! Congrats

Thank you!

Yes you're right. Thank you!

What in life is ever ideal?

This seems to me to be a great solution after being made redundant.

I know it's horrible at the beginning, but she will get used to it. I put mine in nursery at 8 months too, to go back to work. Hang in there, in a few weeks it will be her new normal ☺️

I went back at 7 months with my first. She refused bottles so I breastfed her on my lunch hour. She will get used to it your set-up sounds great so it's worth the effort now to get everyone used to it.

This is normal and very common.

My daughter was exactly the same with the childminder. Took a few weeks but she settled in. My DD is at school now And her CM still looks after her one day a week before and after school. She gets upset with me if I pick her up a bit early as she honestly loves her CM.... Even if the first few weeks were bumpy!

Your daughter will be fine, it's just something new to tackle in your parenting journey.

Mine was EBF and went FT from ten months, nay bother to her. She's at school now with some of the babies who were in the room with her.