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Last year when my daughter turned 1 we wanted to get a nice professional photo of her and did so at JCPenney's. The particular photographer we used wasn't good at all, but my issue was more with the package options they offer, their cost, and the poor selection methods they have (viewing poor, low-res images on a crappy, noncooperative computer).
My son will turn 1 in a few weeks and we'd like to get some nice studio shots of him as well. Would anyone mind throwing a few recommendations my way? I don't mind going to the mall again, but would like to avoid JCPenney's. Any good experiences?
My son will turn 1 in a few weeks and we'd like to get some nice studio shots of him as well. Would anyone mind throwing a few recommendations my way? I don't mind going to the mall again, but would like to avoid JCPenney's. Any good experiences?
I had a 3rd-degree tear with my first baby (8 lb 12 oz) and delivered my second vaginally also (9 lb 7 oz), with a 2nd-degree tear. I healed much faster the second time around than the first. From what I can tell, the situation down there now is no different than it was after baby #1; as in, it's not worse.
OP here.
Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences. I wish I had posted sooner! Unfortunately, the daycare director had to tell me today that she thinks the best place for my daughter is elsewhere. I think I was encouraged enough by your words to stick it out for at least another week, but her teacher is not so willing. And, honestly, after seeing her teacher today and her attitude toward my daughter, I agree that she is no longer the best person to provide the care. I think there are just too many negative and slightly hostile feelings. It's understandable--I'd probably feel the same way after nearly 2 weeks of immanageable screaming and crying. The center just doesn't have the staff to provide my daughter with the one-on-one care they think is necessary to navigate this transition. I also spoke with our pediatrician who agreed that there are probably too many transitions going on at once and that we might just want to try again later, when my daughter's a little older and a little more open to separation.
Again, thanks for the support! This forum is great!
Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences. I wish I had posted sooner! Unfortunately, the daycare director had to tell me today that she thinks the best place for my daughter is elsewhere. I think I was encouraged enough by your words to stick it out for at least another week, but her teacher is not so willing. And, honestly, after seeing her teacher today and her attitude toward my daughter, I agree that she is no longer the best person to provide the care. I think there are just too many negative and slightly hostile feelings. It's understandable--I'd probably feel the same way after nearly 2 weeks of immanageable screaming and crying. The center just doesn't have the staff to provide my daughter with the one-on-one care they think is necessary to navigate this transition. I also spoke with our pediatrician who agreed that there are probably too many transitions going on at once and that we might just want to try again later, when my daughter's a little older and a little more open to separation.
Again, thanks for the support! This forum is great!
A week and a half ago, at 16 months, my daughter entered daycare for the first time. She cried non-stop from drop-off until pick-up. In fact, her teachers requested that she be picked up early each day--partly to help with the transition, but also because her incessant screaming was so distruptive to the children and teachers. In the 8 days she's been going, she has made very little progress: she cries continuously and refuses to nap (something that probably perpetuates her behavior). She even purposefully hits her head against furniture, tantrum-style. They have managed to get her to eat lunch, which is good.
This transition followed 7 weeks of staying home with me while I was on maternity leave with my new son. She was in a nanny share for 10 months before that. Her first week of daycare also coincided with 4 new teeth coming in and general sleep deprivation as a result. She is also just now starting to show signs of jealousy toward her baby brother, who is now 12 weeks old. DC waitlists being what they are, I hesitate to pull her out and put her with a nanny again. We prefer the daycare arrangement for a number of reasons. Besides, the nanny would be new to her and I'm not sure we'd be solving her separation issues.
It seems obvious that this is just a bad time for her to be making this transition. But if I take her out now, am I just postponing the inevitable?? She'll have to go to school eventually! I'm wondering whether at least the separation anxiety and sibling jealousy will be less potent factors if I wait until after she's 2. Any advice?? Will waiting that long make a transition to daycare even more difficult??
I feel so clueless...
This transition followed 7 weeks of staying home with me while I was on maternity leave with my new son. She was in a nanny share for 10 months before that. Her first week of daycare also coincided with 4 new teeth coming in and general sleep deprivation as a result. She is also just now starting to show signs of jealousy toward her baby brother, who is now 12 weeks old. DC waitlists being what they are, I hesitate to pull her out and put her with a nanny again. We prefer the daycare arrangement for a number of reasons. Besides, the nanny would be new to her and I'm not sure we'd be solving her separation issues.
It seems obvious that this is just a bad time for her to be making this transition. But if I take her out now, am I just postponing the inevitable?? She'll have to go to school eventually! I'm wondering whether at least the separation anxiety and sibling jealousy will be less potent factors if I wait until after she's 2. Any advice?? Will waiting that long make a transition to daycare even more difficult??
I feel so clueless...