Settling Felix In

My new job starts in 2 weeks time. Felix needs settling into nursery. Today was his first day - he stayed in the baby room for just over an hour. I was there too, but on a chair on the other side of the room and very hands off. Felix did okay, but did get overwhelmed a few times. Then he would cry his panicky cry. God I found that hard. I hear it so rarely. He's not used to so much pandemonium and when it got too much for him it took every ounce of self restraint not to go scoop him up and give him a huge mummycud.