Starting daycare. So scared and stressed
hi moms. sorry long post just need to vent and maybe hear some positives.
my 5yr old son and 20month daughter are starting kindergarten and daycare this fall. and I’m a nervous wreck and could use some words of encouragement.
I work full time and have 2WFH days. my hubby and I plan to tag team so we can manage 9-3 school hours and 8-5 work. I’m so stressed for my son and guilty for sending my daughter to daycare so I have a work plan to try to minimize her having long days at daycare and not have my son in before/after care I worry it might be too much for him.
for reference my mom has been the best and watched my kids during the day. but she lives 30 min away and my work is an additional 25 min but to me it was worth the driving because of ease of mind. But with the weird school hours it doesn’t make sense to also add Drive time for my daughter.
realistically this new setup will be easier for me and my family but I feel so guilty and I know the first 2-3 months will be tough and they’ll be sick constantly. Plus my workload is so busy from now til December and I’m really just stressed, guilty, and scared.
share some positives about daycare and any tips i would appreciate it.