DCB struggling these past 2 weeks

[Lee-Bee]

Some kids really love going to daycare while mom is home on mat leave. They quickly learn that home becomes routine of feeding/diaper changes/naps and all the laundry and all that stuff. Mom is often busy and occupied and baby is the focus. Going to daycare to see their friends and escape 'baby land' can be a welcome relief. It will obviously depend on many factors but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that the child will be upset that mom is home with baby.

At 20months the child may just be hitting another separation phase. My 2yr old definitely started one a little before 2yrs. I think they suddenly get smarter and realize they are apart from mom and can't handle it. Keep consistent, don't feed into the crying too much and hopefully it passes soon enough.

Good luck!

[TOHomeDaycare]

Just wanted to say: wow this sounds very similar to my situation in the past few months. DCB started acting very differently around 21 months, the next week found out mom is expecting and they had been talking about it to him. He's settled in but I'm also nervous for when the new one arrives and he drops down to a few days a week here. Hope it works out for both of us!