Spill the Baby Tea with Helen: The First Week of Daycare Wrecked Me

Mar 6, 2024

A mother shares her emotional rollercoaster during her child's first week in daycare, from unexpected struggles to tearful goodbyes. She provides tips for caring for a sick child, preparing for daycare, and dealing with separation anxiety. Despite the challenges, she finds newfound strength and pride in her child's growth.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Navigating Challenges of Caring for a Sick Child

02:06 • 8min

Navigating the First Week of Daycare and Pamper Swathers Review

10:01 • 2min

First Day Jitters

11:41 • 12min

Navigating the Emotional Dynamics of Daycare Transition in Parenthood

24:06 • 5min

I knew I’d be emotional the first week of daycare, but I didn’t expect to be an emotional WRECK and sick for weeks! Okay, I don’t want to scare anyone from putting their child in school because stay in school kiddos, but I did want to capture what it was like to send our little one into the WILD of the school environment. I share sick kid tips that other mama friends have shared with me that have been SUPER helpful for us, about how we prepared our brave lil warrior the weeks leading up to daycare to ease some of that inevitable separation anxiety, about the tearful goodbyes, and the surprising turning point that left me in a puddle. It’s an intense milestone of parenthood. Now that we’re a month in, we have newfound strength from enduring the process, and I could not be prouder of our little one (and me!), but damn, was it tough to get here.

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Host: Helen Wu

Editor: Victoria Cheng

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