At what age did you send baby to IFC

Hi mommies, at which age did you send your baby to Infant Care ? And how are they coping during the first few weeks ? For a start how often did you send them a week? And usually what do we need to bring in their bag. Ill be delivering this month, an IFC just called me about an available slot, however its one month before my intended registration month. cause the centre told me they dont have slot for early next year, only end of this year. And so far no other centre have called me. Its also a month before my work resumes, however baby would only be 2 months plus and im feeling a little guilty that ill be sending him so early age to somewhere foreign altho my maternity will only end a month later. Any mommies going thru the same and how was it ? Im scared if i give this a miss, itll be harder to get slot anywhere else and itll be a problem once i start work. #advicepls #firsttimemom

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I sent my baby to IFC at 3 months old. Similar situation as you, initially I wanted to send at 4 months, but my IFC only had one available slot then. So far baby is coping well and not cranky in school, I guess they don’t have separation anxiety yet at this age. For my IFC, first 2 days is half day and 1 parent allowed to observe. I sent baby 5 days a week right from the start, just that initially I pick her up quite early eg 2pm, then after that increase by 1 hour each day until full day. Totally understand how you feel, I also felt immensely guilty for sending my baby to school at such young age. But over time, I feel happy seeing her growing more interactive and independent, also her sleep pattern seems to improve after attending IFC.