Really worried about DS going to nursery !

[modsaluk]

Am i just an overprotective mum or do other people feel the same.

I am going back to work in two weeks for two and a half days a week. My motherinlaw is going to have him one day my mum the half day (she is disabled) and we are having to put him into nursery for the other full day. I am really worried, he has started to have a little paddy before he goes for a nap during the day and i am worried they will just leave him to cry and cry. Also he has a teddy he likes to hold when he sleeps during the day also, i dont really want to take this to nursery as the other children might get it.

Am i just too over protective?

how old is he modsaluk?

he will be five months when he goes.

i would take the teddy, and stress stress stress to them about its importance. they will have a safe place to put ted when your baby isnt using it. even put a tag with his name on

Do they have a settling in period so you can take him in for an hour or two every day over a couple of weeks? It will help you both make the transition. And it gives you a chance to observe how they deal with the babies when they get upset.

I went through exactly the same thing with ds, although he was 9 months when he started. I hated the thought of leaving him 8am-6pm three days a week. I was convinced I was the only person who could get him to sleep in the day and that he would spend his days alone on a mat, in a dirty nappy, refusing to eat!

I was lucky because he settled in right away. When I picked him up this evening he was having the time of his life and he's always in an excellent mood when I get there.

You'll know pretty quickly whether or not it's working for your baby. But don't be afraid to ask loads of questions about their routine and how they do things. A few weeks before ds started at nursery I began feeding him and giving bottles at nursery times, which seemed to help.

I hope this helps, I know how difficult it is x