DS (14mo) has been in nursery for a couple of months now - after a tricky first few days he seems pretty well settled. He clearly likes his keyworker (goes to her for cuddles in the morning, gives her big smiles) and apart from the fact that they can't get him to sleep for long enough so he does get overtired and a bit upset as a result, he largely seems happy there.
However, I just can't shake this heavy feeling about the whole thing - I wouldn't exactly describe it as guilt, I just don't think nursery is the best environment for any child under 3. (and I should stress that I haven't been very "attachment parenty" about anything else - DS was in his own room by 10 weeks, we did mild sleep training, we are quite into routines - I thought I'd find nursery a breeze!) I don't like the idea of them being in the same room day after day, having to witness other children being upset, modelling behaviour on the other children around them...I just find the whole set up depressing and a bit like an orphanage (and we are paying over the odds and travelling to go to the only nursery I liked enough so don't think it's a quality issue).
I looked into childminders but none had availability in my area and I do need to work so will have to get over myself at some point. Just wondered if anyone else has been through this and come out the other side?
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will I ever feel better about leaving DS in nursery?
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papillonrouge · 17/09/2011 10:19
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