mine starts a week on monday

At least today went well for you. Hope he gets better by the day next week then. I can see where you're coming from though- taking him home happy. You must feel better today not seeing any tears!

I must admit I felt sick with nerves last night/this morn!  

Cant wait til Tues now.... the peace!

I'm so glad it went well for you, im jealous lol. I ended up asking my Mum to take him today, i couldnt face it. I havent been sleeping well all week and had rotten cramp so didnt have the energy. He was in for half an hour with no tears. They didnt keep him in longer as they wanted him leaving when he was happy which makes sense.Both of our houses are only 2 mins away from the nursery so it isnt a hassle doing it this way.Fingers crossed Monday goes a bit better. I work Mon-Wed so i dont have to take him till Thurs. I am so hoping my Mum cracks it, shes a gem x

Well, picked her up and she was fine. Tbh thought she'd come running over for a cuddle.... she just looked at me and carried on! lol 

Still, on the positive side at least she wasnt bothered about being left there. Fingers crossed she stays like this. 

It was so nice to have quiet time. I cleaned my bathroom, did some washing, put washing out, cleaned my lounge, fed dd2, browsed the net for an hour.

Picking her up it seemed like the time had flown by but at the time it really dragged!

katie turned 3 in july and she starts preschool on monday 8th she will do 5 mornings 9.15-11.45am, she hasnt been to nursery before but we have done loads of mum and toddlers and stuff and she gets left all the time so i dont worry about leaving her, my worry is that i am not sure how i will cope doing the school run lol, we are lucky if we are all fed watered dressed and out the door by 9.30am (i have a ds who is 20 months) and then not sure on if there is enough time inbetween dropping off and picking up if i can get a load of stuff done in between, i know this probably sounds trivial but i have been used to the freedom of not having to be anywhere for so long that i am scared we are gonna be late for evrything lol

I know how you feel.  My dd has been at nursery for nearly 2 years but today was ds's 3rd visit (he'll be 2 in Oct).  On the first visit I stayed with him., 2nd I left him for half an hour but he didn't cry til I'd left the room.  Today he clung to me and really yelled when I left.  Went back an hour later and he was curled up on one of the ladies laps looking very sad.  Apparently he had been fine in the middle though and only cried for 5 mins.  Back on Tuesday for another go.  The funny thing is I am sure he'd be more than happy to stay with his big sister downstairs!

Me and my twin sister were nightmares as well. When we went to primary i was grabbing onto the door frame and the teachers were pulling my legs to get me into the school haha. Well he goes in at half 12 so i will let yous know how it goes today. This whole week has dragged for me. I am looking forward to work on monday. My mum will be takin over the nursery duties until wednesday thank god

Fingers crossed he is fine then. The way I look at it is this: when I was that age I was extremely clingy and I cried everyday when my mum left me (so she tells me- apparently I made her feel terrible!   lol). I dont remember those days and my only childhood memories are good. So I may have been upset but its not something that stays with you!

I cant believe how slowly time is going......

He went on Wednesday for the full 2 and a half hours and for the last hour and a half he screamed.This nursery has always worked the time up gradually if they get upset. When Liam is upset he is upset.It isnt nice for the others either. He is just used to being with family and close friends so its all new to him. Today he will go in and i will stay outside. I have bought him a fireman sam dvd and a sweetie yesterday and i have told him if he is good then he will get them (Bad i kno lol but i dont care i am willing to try anything.) I dont mind having to build it up gradually, as long as he gets settled eventually i am happy

aw bless, its great that you are trying out nursery, I think its really good for them.  I wouldn't take them out if they get upset either - they soon learn that mummy does come back for them!  My dd is nearly three and has been going for over two years and loves it.  Although its strange because she can run in and be all excited every day for a month, and then have a week where she clings to me and screams, but it doesn't appear to be for any reason.  I tell her 'you know mummy will come back for you' and I give her a big cuddle and a kiss and leave, if I drag it out it gets worse but makes you feel so terrible!

I do hope all ur lo's settle well, its such an emotional rollercoaster (for us I mean!)

Vicky xx

Oh god that must be your worst nightmare. What happened?

I am sure my dd will get upset at some point during the 2.5hrs but today there was so much for her to see and do she didnt take it in when I said bye and kissed her.

It feels so weird her not being her as weve never spent this long apart.

well done on settling her so quick hun! 

it will get easier, before you know it you will be thinking - 'god, no nursery, how will i manage without my peace and quiet/coffe/internet time? lol

Aw thats good it went well. My son is on his 4th day today  @ nursery and i am not looking forward to it. He only lasted 10 mins yesterday lol. Its been a long week. I hope you enjoy the peace. x

It was so hard walking away but I spied through the window before I left and she was fine.

Got back at 9.30 and I swear time is going so slowly even though Im enjoying the peace.

Dd is one of 2 girls and theres only 11 children on fridays so its nice as theres 4 adults there. Shes also the youngest there (2yrs 4mths).

Dd2 (4mths) is asleep. I had planned on cleaning but coffee and the internet called!