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I'm so scared

Sorry to hear your anxiety has been triggered again @corriefan

Being a little nervous about going into somewhere new like that is perfectly understandable. Try not to focus on your worries and cycle round the “what ifs”. It’s important not to deny your feelings, but it can help to distance yourself from them a little. Some ways of thinking (eg mindfulness exercises) suggest that you try to notice your feelings with openness and curiosity. Allow them to pass through your mind like clouds in a sky. Some may be light, some may be dark or slightly ominous-looking, but they pass through the sky. The sky remains.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Sorry to hear your anxiety has been triggered again @corriefan

Being a little nervous about going into somewhere new like that is perfectly understandable. Try not to focus on your worries and cycle round the “what ifs”. It’s important not to deny your feelings, but it can help to distance yourself from them a little. Some ways of thinking (eg mindfulness exercises) suggest that you try to notice your feelings with openness and curiosity. Allow them to pass through your mind like clouds in a sky. Some may be light, some may be dark or slightly ominous-looking, but they pass through the sky. The sky remains.
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Thank you so much I'm so scared they will think I'm idiot for not knowing about babies how to hold one and I'm dreading my tutor coming to observe me I regret doing this course now
 
corriefan said:
Thank you so much I'm so scared they will think I'm idiot for not knowing about babies how to hold one and I'm dreading my tutor coming to observe me I regret doing this course now
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You can get through the course @corriefan

And naturally being observed by tutors is going to feel stressful. But you don’t need to doubt yourself. If anything getting reviewed should be really helpful. It will either give you feedback on things you can improve (which will make you better at looking after the littlies) or it will confirm that you are doing well, and going along the right lines.

We are rooting for you 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
You can get through the course @corriefan

And naturally being observed by tutors is going to feel stressful. But you don’t need to doubt yourself. If anything getting reviewed should be really helpful. It will either give you feedback on things you can improve (which will make you better at looking after the littlies) or it will confirm that you are doing well, and going along the right lines.

We are rooting for you 🙂
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Thank you I'm getting worried incase they ask me to make formula milk for the babies and I do it wrong x
 
corriefan said:
Thank you I'm getting worried incase they ask me to make formula milk for the babies and I do it wrong x
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Instructions will be on the formula container. I’ll sure you’ll be fine.
 
Everything you have worried about so far has turned out well. The people running the nursery want everyone to be safe and happy. They would not have agreed to the placement if they didn't think you would fit in. They want everything to go well. If you hold a young baby awkwardly someone will gently suggest a new way of holding them or if you are asked to hold a baby or child you can say you are out of practice and ask for tips. No one is perfect. They want to see you are willing to join in, like children and listen to instructions.
I'm trying to improve my Spanish and often listen to short tapes on youtube. I find this nurses tapes very soothing (I don't have children. No need to speak Spanish.
 
saffron15 said:
Everything you have worried about so far has turned out well. The people running the nursery want everyone to be safe and happy. They would not have agreed to the placement if they didn't think you would fit in. They want everything to go well. If you hold a young baby awkwardly someone will gently suggest a new way of holding them or if you are asked to hold a baby or child you can say you are out of practice and ask for tips. No one is perfect. They want to see you are willing to join in, like children and listen to instructions.
I'm trying to improve my Spanish and often listen to short tapes on youtube. I find this nurses tapes very soothing (I don't have children. No need to speak Spanish.
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Thank you so much saffron15 that's such a lovely message xxx
 
I remarried when I was 50 - first husband and I didn't have children and by then my only niece and nephew were 18 and 20 - to a bloke who had 2 grown up daughters who'd between them had already produced 4 girls and a boy. I'd changed nappies before for nice and nephew - but never one of the new fangled disposable sort that all these children were used to. Always swore after that, I could only change a wet nappy, not a poo-ed one! Of course I could and would if I needed to - but got away with telling their grandad it was always his job. Babies generally, other than in the first weeks, really are more robust than you might imagine. This is a nursery, not a maternity home so unlikely they'll be quite that delicate. They absolutely don't bounce, I think that's well known 🙂 - but as long as you're usually careful - they honestly do survive OK!

(So far the ones I babysat for have all survived to adulthood - and several have produced our 4 great grandkids, so far 2 of each.)
 
trophywench said:
I remarried when I was 50 - first husband and I didn't have children and by then my only niece and nephew were 18 and 20 - to a bloke who had 2 grown up daughters who'd between them had already produced 4 girls and a boy. I'd changed nappies before for nice and nephew - but never one of the new fangled disposable sort that all these children were used to. Always swore after that, I could only change a wet nappy, not a poo-ed one! Of course I could and would if I needed to - but got away with telling their grandad it was always his job. Babies generally, other than in the first weeks, really are more robust than you might imagine. This is a nursery, not a maternity home so unlikely they'll be quite that delicate. They absolutely don't bounce, I think that's well known 🙂 - but as long as you're usually careful - they honestly do survive OK!

(So far the ones I babysat for have all survived to adulthood - and several have produced our 4 great grandkids, so far 2 of each.)
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Thank you much Jenny I'm scared of making mistakes or being called in office xx
 
corriefan said:
AHH I'm.so scared today is the day xx
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You’ll be fine 🙂 Smile, look alert, listen carefully and ask questions if you’re not sure. That’s what you’d want a new person to do if you’d been in the job years and a new person was joining, isn’t it?

Don’t worry about the observation. It’s easiest to pretend the person isn’t there and just focus on doing what you know is right.
 
Inka said:
You’ll be fine 🙂 Smile, look alert, listen carefully and ask questions if you’re not sure. That’s what you’d want a new person to do if you’d been in the job years and a new person was joining, isn’t it?

Don’t worry about the observation. It’s easiest to pretend the person isn’t there and just focus on doing what you know is right.
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Thank you so much inka xx
 
Here is the video i didn't post as my Internet was playing up.

Hope you are enjoying your day

 
I'm also rooting for you and looking forward to reading an update tonight where you are feeling relieved and perhaps excited about going back in tomorrow.
I am a real worrier too so I know you can easily think of all the bad things that could go wrong to the point that you can't imagine actually enjoying it or finding things that you can do well, but those are actually far more likely than all the terrible things you worry might happen.
Keeping fingers crossed that you will be able to tell us all what you learned and what you enjoyed about it later today.
Don't forget that everyone makes mistakes. It is human to do so, but don't let fear of those mistakes prevent you from achieving things or enjoying life. You actually learn more from mistakes, so they can in fact be a good thing as long as you don't make the same mistake time and time again.
 
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