First Day with Baby

[Janet]

Iowa...

Is she a first time mom? If she is, then she may be like a lot of parents are and just be a little worried. I would just answer her questions and reassure her that it will be fine. I have had parents ask me the same type of questions. I think that they get concerned because they don't know how we do it. If you're comfortable with it, you could always invite her to come over and watch you in action, just so that she can see that you can handle it. Once she sees that you've got mad daycare provider skillz then I bet that she'll be cool. She will probably have the reaction that lots of people have whenever they hear how many kids you provide care for "I don't know how you do it!" or "You must have the patience of a saint!" Just reassure her that she's leaving her kiddo in good hands and then just do what you do best!!! Kicking butt at providing child care

[tenderhearts]

Good Luck, it makes it hard when parents expect that kind of stuff. I use to be one of those people who rocked ALL the babies asleep, every time they woke up I'd be back in there rocking them again and again, it was very difficult and hard to do this, I sure payed for it, luckily I had a great group of kids, I would get them started on an activity and they were pretty good about sitting doing that until I was done. I finally knew after the first couple babies, first couple years of daycare that I couldn't and wouldn't do that anymore, that's why I so desperately want this baby to be able to fall asleep on her own and like I said thank goodness her mom is on the same page with that. I'm just having a hard time drawing the line of what's too much or too long of fussing for a 3 1/2 mo old.
Today it isn't helping her naps, she's been VERY gassy since yesterday. They had to switch her to soy milk sun. due to eczema, the doctor suggested this, hopefully it will pass and her little digestive trac just needs to adjust or maybe that isn't good and they'll need to find something else, She only gets like 2 bottles of forumla a day, most is breast milk, mom is needing to cut stuff out of her diet as well.

[momma2girls]

Good Luck, it makes it hard when parents expect that kind of stuff. I use to be one of those people who rocked ALL the babies asleep, every time they woke up I'd be back in there rocking them again and again, it was very difficult and hard to do this, I sure payed for it, luckily I had a great group of kids, I would get them started on an activity and they were pretty good about sitting doing that until I was done. I finally knew after the first couple babies, first couple years of daycare that I couldn't and wouldn't do that anymore, that's why I so desperately want this baby to be able to fall asleep on her own and like I said thank goodness her mom is on the same page with that. I'm just having a hard time drawing the line of what's too much or too long of fussing for a 3 1/2 mo old.
Today it isn't helping her naps, she's been VERY gassy since yesterday. They had to switch her to soy milk sun. due to eczema, the doctor suggested this, hopefully it will pass and her little digestive trac just needs to adjust or maybe that isn't good and they'll need to find something else, She only gets like 2 bottles of forumla a day, most is breast milk, mom is needing to cut stuff out of her diet as well.

All babies should be able to fall asleep on their own. I told the Mom I do rock for a little while, and then I lay them down. If she could start that now, that would help me out a bunch. She agreed, and they actually started it about a week ago, I told her, he may cry at first, but will get used to it!

[momma2girls]

Good Luck, it makes it hard when parents expect that kind of stuff. I use to be one of those people who rocked ALL the babies asleep, every time they woke up I'd be back in there rocking them again and again, it was very difficult and hard to do this, I sure payed for it, luckily I had a great group of kids, I would get them started on an activity and they were pretty good about sitting doing that until I was done. I finally knew after the first couple babies, first couple years of daycare that I couldn't and wouldn't do that anymore, that's why I so desperately want this baby to be able to fall asleep on her own and like I said thank goodness her mom is on the same page with that. I'm just having a hard time drawing the line of what's too much or too long of fussing for a 3 1/2 mo old.
Today it isn't helping her naps, she's been VERY gassy since yesterday. They had to switch her to soy milk sun. due to eczema, the doctor suggested this, hopefully it will pass and her little digestive trac just needs to adjust or maybe that isn't good and they'll need to find something else, She only gets like 2 bottles of forumla a day, most is breast milk, mom is needing to cut stuff out of her diet as well.

How come the baby only receives 2 bottles a day?? THe poor thing is probably starved!!

[tenderhearts]

She receives other bottles but of breast milk.

[tenderhearts]

With your infants do you do the same schedule every day, even at 4 mo.? Just curious, I was trying with her but her naps are different lengths so she gets tired soon ect. She is fussy today, not very content laying there or even the swing, this is when I start to worry about having 2, what if they both are having an off day? Oh boy.

[momma2girls]

With your infants do you do the same schedule every day, even at 4 mo.? Just curious, I was trying with her but her naps are different lengths so she gets tired soon ect. She is fussy today, not very content laying there or even the swing, this is when I start to worry about having 2, what if they both are having an off day? Oh boy.

Yes, I am wondering the same thing- I have never had 2 infants(3 months old) at the same time in all the yrs. I have been doing daycare. I am going to try and get them on the same schedule- it probably will be around 4-6 months old though. I am going to be trying my hardest right away with them both. One starting in 2 weeks and the other one in a month.