Day Care
So my li'l baby boy started day care yesterday. And as much as I was trying to focus on the positive, I couldn't help but struggle against tears when we dropped him off. It was almost like I was starting back at work all over again and it sucked. There's just no other way to say it. I was especially paranoid that our provider, Chris, would be prepared to deal with Gavin. In some ways we gave information that she didn't necessarily need and in others we didn't provide enough info.
Apparently Gavin has colic and we had no clue. Because his nap schedule has been pretty random, and generally in the afternoons, we didn't realize that come 2:30-3:00 his crying fits were colic. I especially didn't know because I thought that nothing, absolutely nothing soothes a colicky baby but I was always able to calm him down with nursing (one reason why I don't know what his particular cries mean; when in doubt, give him the boob! That'll solve it!). ;) So I think Chris was a little upset with us, thinking we withheld vital sanity-soothing information but we genuinely didn't know. We also underestimated a little bit how much Gavin would eat. We thought it was about 2 oz every 2 hours but he chows down more like 3-3 1/2 oz. Chris made it through the day with 2 oz to spare.
When we went to pick him up, Gavin seemed like a pretty contented baby, although clearly ready to go home and be fed again. I'm a little nervous what today will bring. Yesterday Gavin napped in the morning and screamed all afternoon. Consequently Gavin slept about 7 hours last night (WOO HOO!!!!) and seemed pretty alert this morning. I'm guessing he probably didn't go down this a.m. But really it would be better for the provider if he did sleep in the afternoon. Not only is p.m. when the other kids sleep but then he'd sleep away some of his colicky time, therefore being less of a pain on Chris and the other children. But that would mean Gavin would have to cooperate and we all know babies do NOT cooperate. ;)
Anyhoo... I leave you with this cute one today:
Gavin sleeps in his bouncy chair
posted by Madame S at
3:48 PM
1 Comments:
A couple of thoughts...
First, I have been totally thinking of you this week! *Hugs*
Second, you should probably check with G's doctor regarding the colic. I'm with you - I thought nothing soothed colicky babies. Plus, I really think that the word "colic" gets thrown around too much and too many people "diagnose" colic without it really fitting the definition of colic. And for your babysitter to say it after one day with G seems a little strange to me.
Seems to me that your babysitter could have been more empathetic to you guys being first time parents taking your baby to a day care for the very first time. Of course there will be bumps in the road as the transition takes place. It wouldn't be normal otherwise.
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