Hoping some of you lovely ladies (and gents) can help a slightly guilt ridden mummy! I just started an awesome new job, 3 days a week, so DD has had her first full week of day care. Drop offs have been awful, she wails like its the end of the world when I leave, I can still hear her crying as I'm going down the stairs to leave. It has got worse every day this week! Even worse she gets confused and cries when I pick her up too - just for a minute, not like in the morning but it would be nice if she was at least happy to see me! I have been spending 10-15 minutes there in the morning, helping her settle in but it doesn't seem to help and I can't stay longer, because its a long commute and it just means that I will be later to pick her up IYKWIM. It's an hour each way in reasonable traffic so it is a really long day for her (appx 10 hours).
Has anyone got any tips? or can you at least tell me it will get better?
I should probably add that I have a lot of confidence in the staff at the CCC, they are kind and gentle, very engaged with the kids, give lots of cuddles and always assure me when I ring later that she is having a wonderful time.
The strange part is that when I'm with her she is very independent, will run off, or go to anyone, or play happily by herself for long periods. I love my job but the mornings are so hard because it's breaking my heart to leave her there.