Best advice from working mommies whose babies go to daycare?

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I will be returning to work this week and my 3 month old son will going to daycare 5 days a week. I feel very good about the daycare we have chosen and logically know that in the long run it will be good for him (and probably me!) but for now I feel like a piece of me is being ripped away and I am wondering how I will get through without constantly crying! Would love to hear from others who have successfully returned to work and feel good and comfortable about their baby and the daycare experience.

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I was dreading it when we started at 3 months. I was so anxious about it, I cried every night the entire week before, it was awful. It's been two months and everything is fine now. There was a tiny adjustment period on his part, but he quickly got into a groove and established a schedule that we follow on weekends. He hasn't done much of his firsts so far there, in fact he started sitting this past weekend and when I told his daycare the lady started crying she was almost as overwhelmed with how quick he's growing as I am. He likes going there, he wiggles to get down and start playing. He loves watching the other kids do their thing (and they adore him). But he absolutely LOVES coming home, nothing beats that smile when he sees me after daycare. I still miss him most days and wish I could be with him but I think I have more patience with him because we have time apart and he probably has more patience with me (when I was on leave he'd get grumpy at the end of the day until his dad came home).

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We are two days into daycare and she got her first cold (from me not from daycare). That first weekend after daycare is so fun! Time with baby becomes a special treat. What's best for baby is what is best for the family and sometimes that means Mom working!

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My daughter started at 10 weeks. Talk about feeling like a piece of me was missing! It got better with time. She's 7.5 months old now and I still find myself looking at her pictures sometimes throughout the day 😍. She didn't sleep in her crib until she was 5 months old and just recently started sleeping in the one at daycare. She had a hard time the first day, but the staff was great about helping her adjust! Now it's just part of our routine. Weekends are extra special now!

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I only work part time at night, and my kids stay with my husband...and this is my fourth baby...I STILL had severe anxiety about leaving to go back to work. I had to take xanax the first couple of nights just to get me through. It's hard at first, but it does get easier as you get in to the routine.

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I go back to work next week and my 3 month old daughter will be there 5 days a week also. I'm not freaking out but I'm super nervous and as much as I'm ready to go back to work I'm gonna miss her like crazy.

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After a few days it will all just be a routine. Of course, you'll always miss you your baby away from you, but the first days are the hardest, then its just normal:) Good luck, all will be fine!

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My 4 month old starts daycare tomorrow. I'm a wreck. He's doesn't nap in a crib at home and will only take a bottle if he's happy and well rested. I pray he adjusts okay 😭 my mind is starting to come up with all sorts of irrational fears about leaving him. Ugh.

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You just get through it because you have to. What other choice do you have?! Give everything 2 weeks. You will adjust, baby will adjust, and all will be fine.

I just responded to a note about returning to work. Expect schedules to be a bit messed up at first. Expect her to NOT possible eat or drink as much away from you. Expect changes even to nighttime sleep. Everyone will adjust. It's a huge change for both of you.

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I hated leaving my daughter at school but cried when it was her last day (staying home now that we have 2). It's hard at first but they make so many good friends and end up loving it and learning so much!

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