crikey my dd1 went to playgroup for the 1st time today and I just left her!  to be honest it didn't even occur to me to stay there, the woman never suggested it plus I had dd2 so wouldn't have been able to anyway...dd1 was fine.. I would leave him next time and see how he gets on...good luck!

aww no your not selfish  no one likes to see their child up set, thankfully as i said aiden from day one just runs in to nursery happy, he even gets his bag 10 mins before we have to go and is waiting at the door lol... but if he was upset when went i would hate it.

but just phone up after an hour see how he is xx

Thank you all for your help! I think you're right! I know he'll be fine, it's me being selfish not wanting to see him upset and end up upset myself lol!

i would say leave him next session he'll be fine hun, if you think the staff are good and he seemed happy last time then yer i would have thought he would be fine.

i didnt even stay with aiden for his first nursery session, he just ran in and i didnt even get a bye lol..

i too would say leave him. maybe get your sis to call the playschool to see how is doing about 1 hour after she leaves him that way they can let her know that he is fine, and then she can let you know so you are not worrying too.

Hi, its all hectic at the mo for you hun!-i am a nursery nurse and have worked in pre-school for 9yrs and in my experience the sooner you leave them the better,as you said in your post he has attended nursery before so he will be used to that kind of environment, i always think parents/carers should not run out when lo,s are not looking and should say bye,give a hug and tell them when they are coming back and who is collecting them,try not to worry,lo.s adapt very quickly and the nursery staff are trained to deal with upset,the majority of children who do get upset only do so for a few minutes and usually the parents are more bothered! if lo,s do get inconsolable then staff will ring you/sister etc, but i wouldn,t worry,i,m sure he will be fine and have a great time,lo,s need a break from us mums too!

Good luck with new baby!  Leanne.x 

Hi, If he's used to being at a nursery then I'd say just leave him - but the best advice would be from the staff there, so why not have a word and se what they say. I reckon the sooner you leave him the better - you haven't got time!! Good luck.

My little man started playschool yesterday! I stayed with him for the full session, he's only going 2 mornings a week and the next morning is friday, I'm booked in to have c section fri morn!!! My sister is staying with us so she can take him fri and his 2 days next week but he's got so much upheaval at the mo with the new baby and just moving that I don't know if she should stay or whether leaving him sooner will be better, as it will be difficult for me to stay afterwards obviously! He is used to being left as he was at nursery full time until a few weeks ago when I started maternity leave, but we've moved area so he's started somewhere new! And he didnt seem too bothered that I was there yesterday, only mentioned me when he saw me! I just dont want to cause him ay unnecessary upset. Sorry for going on, but any advice???