April0 welcome to Gransnet and thank you for clarifying your situation. I wondered how you were feeling about it. I have 8 grandchildren with ages ranging from 11 years to 8 months, all live within a 15 minute drive. When the first two were born I saw them often but for short periods of time. My daughters were busy making new friendship networks and joining in Mum and Baby activities, which is as it should be. I'm concerned that perhaps you aren't getting the opportunity to do this? I guess your return to work will bring about a change so you need to think carefully about what YOU want for your baby and what works best for you. My daughters didn't want to send their babies to nursery so childcare was provided within the family and that has continued over the years and has worked very well. Our belief is that care in the early years should be provided either by parents or a known and loved secondary caregiver. Socialisation with other children happens gradually with short bursts of appropriate groups. Others on this thread feel differently but what is important is that YOU decide.
What do you think would go well with coasters like this?