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[quote=Anonymous]What age did you put your child in daycare? -- 4 months, baby is 9 mos now
What time of year was it? (Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter) -- March 2014 
How big was the class size? 4 infants now, to 1 teacher, but at first it was 2 infants, and then a 3rd and then a 4th so it was helpful for us to ease into this type of care
How often did your children get sick in the infant class during that first year? So far just 1 fever that lasted about 3 days. Otherwise some mild sniffles. We've been lucky (knocks on wood)
Do you feel that your child got enough 1-on-1 attention in the class group setting? -- I hope so! I love to hear the stories about how much parents love their day care. I would say we are ok with our day care. I don't know whether that is an ok daycare or if we are just ok with the concept of daycare in general. I kind of wished we had explored a nanny share or in home in more detail. My hesitation is that we have had turnover in teachers and it seems there is always something that we are worried about. 
How difficult was the separation for you as mom, how did you cope? It was really hard at first. I had to resist every instinct in my body to turn around and take her home. But I didn't. And I love my job and I really do like being able to be the "old" me during the day. I do think about my baby a lot and miss her terribly but I do think I'm a better mom because of that separation. For the first few weeks I had a tough time with it. I wept on more than one occasion in the morning before work and after getting home. I agree with the PP who talked about quality versus quantity. I really struggled with the quantity for awhile but I think the quality is better than when I was on maternity leave and if I was at home. I had 10 days with her for vacation though and I cherished each and every awake hour with her for those whole 10 days! It will take awhile to adjust to the routine, but you will adjust and it will be ok! Even great! Good luck with the transition! It is hard but worth it. [/quote]

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