https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:47:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063528 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:38:48 +0000 mrs.cookie 1063528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eased in with both nanny (our short lived foray into nanny care ended in drama though, ugh) and daycare. I was lucky enough to be able to slowly get LOs adjusted to their new situations. My LOs are on the dramatic/sensitive side so it helped them feel safe and we ironed out the kinks and carers got used to the quirks. </p> <p>Is there something nice/necessary you could do for a few hours while your nanny watches LO? I went out to lunch with a mom friend who was doing the same thing as me, or ran errands without a baby, shopped for some new work clothes! It took my mind off the "oh god I'm leaving my baby!!" Freak out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063480 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:19:31 +0000 Smurfette 1063480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: for real! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063458 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:13:01 +0000 MamaMoose 1063458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: what a couple of drama babies we have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063386 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:47:41 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1063386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did a half day and it was the best thing for me. I dropped him off in the morning (and hung around for maybe 45 minutes before I got the courage to leave). Then I went home, cried, pumped, ate a cookie, &amp; took a nap. I went back to pick him up after only 3.5 hours, but it was good for me to know I could do it and so could he. It got a lot of my initial boo-hoos out before I actually had to go to work for a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063122 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:32:06 +0000 Smurfette 1063122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! I went to pick her up after 4 hours and they were about to call me. She was crying hysterically cause she wouldn't take the bottle, so had been 5 hours since she had eaten. Or napped. I started crying, while I nursed her there, they told me to bring her back the next day so I would feel better for Monday. So I did and she did much better, and they got her to eat. It made me feel so much better about leaving her on Monday all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063120 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:31:26 +0000 mrskc 1063120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we first did a trial day before we hired her. Once we decided on our nanny, she came back like 5-6 times in the 2 weeks before I went back to work, only for about 4 hours each time. She was inexperienced with young babies, so I felt better having her come multiple times while I showed her what to do.</p> <p>Oh and he did half days for a week at daycare as a trial before starting full time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063107 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:26:44 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1063107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always done a trial day for school and nanny. Works out really well. It was never a full day though, just a couple of hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063067 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:10:00 +0000 DillonLion 1063067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didnt. I couldn't give up any time with her at the end. She had no problems adjusting </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1063062 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:06:25 +0000 Andrea 1063062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I did a few hours with both daycare and nanny. It was more for me than the baby. They were too young to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062523 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:40:50 +0000 Bao 1062523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on the nanny end of it, but yes I typically did a trial day. It wasn't usually the whole day though. I think 5 hours or so. Some of the time was spent with the mom (parents) learning where things were, and sometimes they would show me around the neighborhood/where kids schools were etc. then they would leave for a bit to see how it went. It was good for me too, so I could see if it was what I wanted before a start date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062509 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:36:11 +0000 looch 1062509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of? We used a center based program, so we did a phased approach. For a few weeks, he went only in the mornings, eating lunch and having afternoon nap at home. Then we did lunch at the center and nap at home. We finally did the afternoon nap when the director was confident he showed signs of readiness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062507 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:35:40 +0000 autumnlove 1062507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Next Monday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062503 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:33:59 +0000 MamaMoose 1062503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a trial half day at day care on a Friday. It was HORRIBLE. She flipped the f out and they called me to come get her early because they thought she was starving even though it had only been 90 minutes since she last ate. I was terrified when I dropped her off on Monday. Turned out, she did awesome. They had a tough time getting her to nap great at first but there were no dramatic cryfests. In hindsight I'm SO GLAD we did the trial day to get that initial freak out out of her system before it was a full day and I was at the office where I couldn't come resuce her at the drop of a hat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062502 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:33:58 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1062502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! It worked out well since the trial day I was really sick so I appreciated the help! I was able to help and coach for naps, routine, meals etc but had time to sleep/rest in bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062487 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:30:10 +0000 JoJoGirl 1062487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! Half day! Was great for my peace of mind and also nice to have some time alone :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-do-a-trial-day-with-daycarenanny#post-1062483 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:29:36 +0000 Boheme 1062483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our sitter offered to do a trial day with DS so she and I would both have an idea of what to expect when I go back to work in two weeks - diapers, feeding, etc. I don't want to give up a whole day with him, but maybe a few hours would be good. </p> <p>Did you do a trial day? </p>