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[quote=Anonymous]4 months, starting in May (of 2013).  And we didn't really have a choice as we depend on my salary heavily.

We were all sick all the time for most of the first year.  At first it was sporadic but as soon as she was mobile, boy howdy, we got every damned plague in town, sometimes simultaneously.  It didn't really slow down until the next spring!

Class size varied.  Generally, about 9 infants to 3 caregivers, plus a floater.  Age in the infant room went from about 8 weeks up to 14 months; so you had widely varying neediness/sleepiness

DD was just finishing her colicky stage, is pretty high needs in general, and had a rough adjustment at first.  She hollered for most of the first week straight and barely ate or slept; they were very honest with us.  They assigned her one of the caregivers as her primary and that woman was a godsend.  Seriously.  DD bonded with her tightly.  After a few weeks, DD was really happy and excited to see her everyday.  She spent a LOT of time with DD in her lap for the next year! while entertaining other babes at the same time.  Love, love, love that woman.  Without her, I don't know that we would have survived that transition period without some seriously major life changes.

I was a mess the first couple of weeks of separation but then much happier for it.  And there was even some immediate (albeit guilty) sense of relief.  I'm better as a parent when I have time doing something . . . else.  I missed being a lawyer![/quote]

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