Next Thursday is my first day back to work. I am dreading it! I truly wish I could feel differently, but as the day approaches, I get more and more upset. I am going over to Mark's daycare at our church today to learn the routine and figure out what I need to bring. I am hoping that will help me feel better about things... but it may also make me feel worse. Ugh.
I am trying to focus on the benefits of daycare: I will get out of the house, be back at work with friends, Mark will make new friends, get used to being away from me, learn from his teachers and other children. I think this is probably a lot more difficult for me than it is for Mark. So, I'm PRAYING I can adjust quickly.
I visited a friend who has a son a week younger than Mark yesterday. She sends her son to FPC and he has started going 1/2 days for the last month. Apparently, the daycare isn't allowed to swaddle the babies... so Mark is going to have to figure out how to sleep on his own. We tested putting him down not swaddled last night and he slept from 11-4, so that was pretty good. He woke up really upset this morning, and I had a hard time settling him down. So I swaddled him, and he calmed down. I hate the thought of Mark crying and being upset and the teachers not being able to calm him down. He's still so little! Goodness how I wish I had more time with him!
But I will pray extra hard and just try this out. Maybe it will go better than I expect! (fingers crossed) If any of you out there have any tips for me. Please send them on! And in the meantime, I would love your prayers.
Will post a happy post soon! : )
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5 years ago
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I don't have any tips, but I will definitely say some prayers. I too will dread going back to work after our little one comes, especially because I only get 6 weeks off, and I know that will fly by.
I hope visiting the day care gives you a little peace of mind. *Hugs!*
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