I am worried about leaving my 9 month old when I go back to work!
I am a primary school teacher and I go back to work in September. My 9 month old is exclusively breastfed and I haven’t left him no longer than an hour with anyone. He will be with my mum when I go back to work. I have tried to get him used to drinking from a bottle (have tried multiple bottles and teats) but he refuses. He has started solids but is very fussy and refuses to eat most things. I will be pumping whilst at work and leaving him bottles of milk so my mum can feed him and hoping he takes it. I have so much anxiety about leaving him since I’ve been with him pretty much every single day since he was born. I’m worried he won’t drink milk from the bottle and I just don’t know how he’ll adjust with being away from me. He has already started becoming quite fussy when being with other people. Has anyone else been in this situation where their child was only breastfed and had to go to work? How will he cope? Will he adjust? Some advice would be really appreciated! Thank you!