Separation anxiety - how long did it take your baby to get used to new nanny / daycare?

[Anonymous]

DH is 9mo. He recently started to show separation anxiety. We left him with a new sitter on one evening recently, and he cried for nearly two hours before finally falling asleep. These days he would also cry if anyone other than the parents and his current nanny try to hold him. I'm a FTM, so I don't know if this amount of separation anxiety is normal or extreme.

We are about to start with a new nanny (in a nanny share), and I am nervous as how long it will take him to get used to the new nanny and the new environment. If you had to introduce your child to a new caregiver around this age, how long did it take for your baby to get used to it? Any suggestions on what I can do to help ease the transition?

Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

9 months is the age when babies show separation anxiety.
Had you done a little research you would have known that it is the worst age to start care.

[Anonymous]

Why in the world are you switching nannies now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world are you switching nannies now?

Op here. Because our current nanny is negligent. She did not pay attention when she was making formula, and she poisoned DS. DS started vomiting terribly almost immediately, yet instead of trying to figure out what was wrong with the formula, she assumed something is wrong with the baby. She kept trying to feed DS even though he is rejecting it and vomiting, until DH rushed back home from work, figured out that she used distilled white vinegar (ph=2.4) instead of baby water to make the formula, and stopped her. We had to call ambulance and were in the ER. That's why I am switching nannies, to keep DS alive when I am at work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9 months is the age when babies show separation anxiety.
Had you done a little research you would have known that it is the worst age to start care.

I have done research about separation anxiety, but I do not have a choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world are you switching nannies now?

Op here. Because our current nanny is negligent. She did not pay attention when she was making formula, and she poisoned DS. DS started vomiting terribly almost immediately, yet instead of trying to figure out what was wrong with the formula, she assumed something is wrong with the baby. She kept trying to feed DS even though he is rejecting it and vomiting, until DH rushed back home from work, figured out that she used distilled white vinegar (ph=2.4) instead of baby water to make the formula, and stopped her. We had to call ambulance and were in the ER. That's why I am switching nannies, to keep DS alive when I am at work.

Wow. Vinegar has a very strong odor! That is nuts!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world are you switching nannies now?

Op here. Because our current nanny is negligent. She did not pay attention when she was making formula, and she poisoned DS. DS started vomiting terribly almost immediately, yet instead of trying to figure out what was wrong with the formula, she assumed something is wrong with the baby. She kept trying to feed DS even though he is rejecting it and vomiting, until DH rushed back home from work, figured out that she used distilled white vinegar (ph=2.4) instead of baby water to make the formula, and stopped her. We had to call ambulance and were in the ER. That's why I am switching nannies, to keep DS alive when I am at work.

In that case, I hope you reported her!

Okay, so the anxiety is normal. Give it at least two weeks with a new nanny, use cameras to see how long it continues after you leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world are you switching nannies now?

Op here. Because our current nanny is negligent. She did not pay attention when she was making formula, and she poisoned DS. DS started vomiting terribly almost immediately, yet instead of trying to figure out what was wrong with the formula, she assumed something is wrong with the baby. She kept trying to feed DS even though he is rejecting it and vomiting, until DH rushed back home from work, figured out that she used distilled white vinegar (ph=2.4) instead of baby water to make the formula, and stopped her. We had to call ambulance and were in the ER. That's why I am switching nannies, to keep DS alive when I am at work.

In that case, I hope you reported her!

Okay, so the anxiety is normal. Give it at least two weeks with a new nanny, use cameras to see how long it continues after you leave.

Thanks!