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[quote=Anonymous]I second the ramping up gradually, if you can afford it.  Some of it is to acclimate the baby, and a lot of it is to acclimate you, give you peace of mind.

You could even start by visiting the provider for several days for perhaps an hour with the baby, and stay there too.  The baby gets the feel of being there, maybe the provider can hold her sometimes and soothe her, and you can feel reassured about how the provider handles things.   Not to suggest that you have anything to worry about; I just think its pretty nerve-racking to leave your child in child care at first, it is an adjustment.

For each of my kids, as infants, after I dropped them off the first time, I left and just cried.  But they were okay, and I was okay, it can just be a hard transition to get through.

Even just a few days of ramping up will help break the transition into steps that may be more manageable.  I don't recommend having the first day you ever leave the baby at child care to also be your first day back at work -- I think that those are two HUGE adjustments, and if you can slit those up by taking the baby to child care even one half-day before you return to work, it is less stressful for you.

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