Breasfeeding Issue

[MaritimeMummy]

I understand what you are saying and I fully support a mother choosing to breastfeed her child. I nurse my own kids so I know it can be tough. However, I am not willing to cup feed an infant in order for a daycare mom to maintain a breastfeeding relationship. If she or her child needs that type of extra care, this isnt the daycare for them.

I totally agree that that sort of situation is not in the best interest for all providers. I hope that in that case that you are upfront in those situations during the interview process. "I do require that all babies, whether they are breastfed or formula-fed, be comfortable using a bottle given by someone other than Mom". Comfortable is the key word. I don't know how many times I've known a baby to take a bottle just great for Mom or Dad but completely lose their mind when a provider offers it.

Upfront. That's the key. There would be nothing more heartbreaking to a nursing mother than to finally find someone that you are so comfortable with leaving Babe with, only to find out during the first few days that the provider is not willing to use cups over a bottle. In my personal opinion, breast fed babies should never even HAVE to have a bottle to their mouths. A cup has always worked just fine for me!

[momofthree211614]

I had one like that, but after a while of mom pumping and having others besides herself feed him a bottle, it passed. He was only 3 months old at the time. took us about a month to get him completely over it. We were lucky he would take water from a bottle so he didn't dyhdrate. Also mom was a teacher 5 minutes down the street so she could come on her free period and nurse him as well as be here before 300 to take him home.

[cheerfuldom]

I totally agree that that sort of situation is not in the best interest for all providers. I hope that in that case that you are upfront in those situations during the interview process. "I do require that all babies, whether they are breastfed or formula-fed, be comfortable using a bottle given by someone other than Mom". Comfortable is the key word. I don't know how many times I've known a baby to take a bottle just great for Mom or Dad but completely lose their mind when a provider offers it.

Upfront. That's the key. There would be nothing more heartbreaking to a nursing mother than to finally find someone that you are so comfortable with leaving Babe with, only to find out during the first few days that the provider is not willing to use cups over a bottle. In my personal opinion, breast fed babies should never even HAVE to have a bottle to their mouths. A cup has always worked just fine for me!

Absolutely agree. Being up front about what you can and cannot do at daycare is a must. I am very detailed with my daycare parents of infants.

On a side note, I have had a number of babies (include all three of my daughters) successfully go between nursing and bottle feeding with no adverse effects to the breastfeeding relationship....and a number of these were long term nursing relationships of a year or more. A cup is not the only way to do it but of course, it is an option to consider. I realize that we might disagree on the following but I dont find there to be anything wrong with a mom choosing to use both bottle and breast.