help!!!

[mom-of-3]

ive always been a stay at home mom but hav started doing landscaping now ive been taken my little girl wwith me but today i enrolled her n daycare im scared 2 death of how she will act or if i can handle being with out her how have other moms felt and handled this??

[TNShannon]

The first time I left my child with a babysitter, I spent most of the evening wondering if he was okay, and tried to fight away the panic...but the next time, it was easier...and the time after that, it was easier still.

The best thing to do is take deep breaths, reassure yourself that she will be absolutely fine and so happy to see you, and then try to focus on work. It will take a while, but you will both get used to the arrangement. She will be absolutely fine.

[angie1976]

I recently put my son in daycare. Surprisingly, it has been a nice break for me to be able to know that my son is safe, with other children in a licensed daycare. I am able to focus on my work while I am there, and on my son when I am home. I think that I enjoy the time I spend with him even more, since we are not together every second of the day.

The first couple of weeks were really hard for me (probably more than my little boy), but after a few days, I realized how happy he was to have been able to play with other children. I also really like his daycare provider and the atmosphere, as there are a couple of very child-friendly dogs, and a new litter of kittens. My son is getting to play with animals that are used to small children and don't mind pulling tails and poking noses from a 1 year old. He is getting experiences that I can't give him at home, since I don't have any other children or pets.

This has been a new experience for both my son and me, but it has been good. I feel a satisfying sense of achievement to be able to provide for my son and to be a doting mother. I now know that it is possible to do both.

[TNShannon]

I feel a satisfying sense of achievement to be able to provide for my son and to be a doting mother. I now know that it is possible to do both.

Awesome.

Doesn't it feel fantastic when that moment comes and you realize, hey...I can do this! The day I realized that I really could juggle it all...and my kids would actually be better for it...was a very empowering day.