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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, I am very similar to PP 00:03 as far as baby age & timing!

What age did you put your child in daycare? -- 4 months, baby is 9 months now

What time of year was it? (Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter) --March 2014

How big was the class size? at the time, one 6 month old and two 2.5 year olds with one 2 year old part time (in-home daycare)

How often did your children get sick in the infant class during that first year? Never. We were so lucky! We had a few runny noses, but that was it. In June we were incredibly lucky as every single kid got hand foot mouth except for ours.

Do you feel that your child got enough 1-on-1 attention in the class group setting? Yes, I love my daycare provider. To me, it feels like a family member is watching my son like an aunt or something. We are on the same page. The older kids play pretty independently and have been together since they were babies so she can give attention to the younger babies. Right now it's probably a little hard for her as my 9 month old is crawling and the 12 month old is starting to walk so I'm sure she's ready to pass those stages!

How difficult was the separation for you as mom, how did you cope? My son was very very colicky and I was exhausted and worn out, spent maternity leave inside as it was aa bitter cold winter and we rarely got out. So I was ready to go back to work. The first 2 weeks were very hard. He didn't want to take a bottle, he didn't want to sleep, he cried a lot. My provider thought maybe it might not work out. Then one day he just clicked and we are all happy. 9 months is such a fun interactive stage and I really miss him, but I really appreciate and don't take for granted the time I do have with him in the morning, evenings and weekends!

Good Luck :)[/quote]

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