To keep toddler in daycare when newborn arrives or keep him home?

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Should I plan to keep my toddler (will be allost 2years old) in daycare after my infant is born (in septemebr) or should I plan to keep him home with my while on Maternity leave?

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I would keep routine as normal as possible for toddler so I would keep sending to daycare. It’s hard to not only have a new family dynamic but have their whole routine changed and turned upside down too.

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Send him. It keeps his routine and also gives you time to bond 1:1 with the new baby.

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Keep the routine, the spot, and your sanity!

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We've decided to keep toddler in daycare. We don't want to disrupt her life anymore than necessary, it'll give me time to bond with her brother and overall make life a little easier on me. I'm old and my now-toddler was a rough newborn so I'm trying to be proactive lol

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I will be giving birth around our cooler weather where I am from… and I am really contemplating leaving my toddler at home.. the only thing is I still have to pay for the days he doesn’t attend…. And his childcare is very expensive

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I kept mine in there. I mean, you risk losing their spot unless you keep paying. I wasn’t going to pay for something I wasn’t using. Plus, I didn’t want him there. Newborns are hard, I didn’t want to be balancing that and a toddler 7 days a week. My son loved daycare so it was a win win.

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Send them. Routine and it’ll help everyone with the adjustment to a new little one.

To keep toddler in daycare when newborn arrives or keep him home?

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