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I was super concerned about separation anxiety but it was totally fine! She has lived daycare since day 1! Good luck! It will be harder on you I am sure!

My LO started daycare at 5 1/2 months and had a whiney first week but was otherwise ok. Then we had a nanny for a while because he was getting so sick and switched back to day care at 18 months. Starting at 18 months was WAY worse. He sobbed all day for 2 weeks. Even so, he was OK. He was safe and after the first 2 weeks he loved it. He bonded with his teacher and LOVES her. Now he runs away from me when I go to pick him up because he wants to stay! Silly boy.

Don't worry! This is such a good age to start daycare. The first couple if days might be tough but it really is harder on is parents than the babies!

Lo started daycare at 6 months and it has been so, so wonderful!

My kids started at 5 and 6 months and it was relatively smooth after the first week or so. Their transitions to new rooms at 18 months and 3 year were actually much harder, so I wouldn't worry.

We transitioned to daycare at 9.5 months. Honestly? It was very, very rough. She was the worst case our daycare had ever seen and the director has been there for like 15+ years. So, I would not use our situation as an example. She only went 2 days per week (we switched to 3 days eventually to accelerate the process) and I think if she went full-time it would have been easier. And she just really struggles with separation anxiety more so than the average kid.

All that to say? It was terrible BUT we got through it and now she does great at school! We still have some hard drop-offs but her teachers always send pictures of her having fun. Part of me knows that she is not a daycare-loving kid like others, but she has still thrived and is a happy, healthy, totally well adjusted kid, so even in a situation where it's not perfect, it's still totally okay, if that makes sense. So even if you have the worst case scenario - which I pray you don't and it's very unlikely that you will - it will be completely fine.

@snowjewelz: You know I've thought of that I think if we can't get something going I'm going to have the sitter try!