How to get over anxiety of leaving baby with anyone else

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My baby is only 4 months but I’m due back at work around 7 months. It makes me SO sad to think about leaving him all day and just getting a recap of his day or missing milestones. I don’t feel like I’ll ever be ready at this point! Also to think about him missing me or looking for me breaks my heart

I also feel more nervous about leaving him with my MIL more than my own mum, despite her adoring LO her most recent experience with babies being her own son 23 years ago. I find her quite entitled about him and she would be jealous if my mum got to care for him and she didn’t. She would think I’m being ‘possessive’ if I don’t want to leave him, which I personally don’t think is possible with a mum and her own baby.

Any advice for feeling more relaxed about it?

The obvious advice is that if you're worried about you baby's actual care (in terms of experience) would be to use paid childcare.

But I agree, leaving them with anyone is very hard at first especially when they're non verbal.

But you'll get used to it in the end.