Least Favorite Aspect of Baby/Child Care

[blandino]

Hey, me again!

Nope, not aimed at you in the least! My comment was inspired by the person who said they dislike bottle-feeding infants. And I'm sure she was exaggerating a little, too.

I think spoon-feeding is different. That's a skill and as a mom I totally agree and wanted my child to become proficient at self-feeding ASAP. There doesn't seem to be much developmental value in lingering in the feed-me-with-a-spoon phase.

But bottle feeding is different. A bottle-fed small infant is supposed to be drinking from a bottle and there is intimate contact/holding between that infant and the person feeding them. If someone doesn't (in general) enjoy holding and cuddling/feeding my small infant...I would prefer a different caregiver while she's an infant!

I think that indicates someone should seek out older kids because someone who doesn't enjoy infants might be awesome and amazing with toddlers.

I can definitely agree with everything you said, but in defense of the person who said that I have felt both spectrums of that emotion.

There are some times/babies that I love to hold and feed, and will do so even after they are able to hold their own bottle in the boppy. But there are also some babies that make bottle feeding so unbearably difficult - constant twisting, stoping drinking every ounce - but scream when you remove the bottle, hitting the bottle out of your hands, drinking a ounce then stopping and wanting te bottle again in 5 min (i have seen it all), etc. So I can definitely understand where she is coming from.

As much as I love feeding some of the babies, it is really nice to be able to set them in the boppy and let them hold their own bottle.

[DaisyMamma]

Cleaning.
Oh, yeah, then there's also the cleaning. And when you have finished that its time to clean again.

Did I mention the cleaning?

[MaryM]

Cleaning.
Oh, yeah, then there's also the cleaning. And when you have finished that its time to clean again.

Did I mention the cleaning?

This exactly!!! I need my own robot maid like on the jetson's! & with all our technology, why hasn't she been invented!?

[Hazel]

parents that try every trendy product and parenting technique and send a confused kid to daycare. they dont need fancy things and gimicky techniques...just keep them clean and fed and loved. how hard is that?

excessive angry crying from spoiled babies (and I do think that a baby can be spoiled!)

babies and toddlers that cannot keep themselves happily occupied. i think thats weird. they are supposed to be curious at that age, not sitting there in confusion and waiting to be entertained. my kids can go outside with no toys and just play in the grass and rocks and dirt. i find more and more daycare kids that cannot do this, no matter what the age.

Oh god! Yes! I have a spoiled baby right now and I can definately say that this is the worst! And not just babies, but my one dkb that I've had since he was 10 weeks old ( now nearly 4yo) is dealing with his parents splitting up (july 12) and mom is making his and my life HELL! He was always a bit sensitive and dramatic but his mom gives him whatever he wants! And he not only expects it from me but the other DCkids as well! Yesterday was particularly bad for him, so when he asked for a treat at pick up time, I told him I didn't have any and that even if I did, today would NOT have been treat day bc of his behavior. He started to cry (normal routine for him) and I hugged him and said that tomorrow will be better ... But his mom sighs and says, come on (name), maybe I have something in the car. This is not the first time and it sent my blood boiling! She will do anything to shut him up and he knows it!
I don't like to call myself a second mom, so let's just say I am like his favorite aunt, so it's soooo hard not to say anything! They all (mom dad and kid) love me to death, I've watched him in the evening and even a few full weekends bc he is like the little brother my kids don't have..So its very hard not to tell her what she's doing is really bad for her son. It's so obvious to everyone but her. I went thru a divorce when my dd was the same age and my advice to both DCP was make everything seem as normal as possible. Keep normal routines. Not everyday becomes a party just to make the kid like you better! But that's how she is and it's nuts!
Dad sees the bs he pulls and doesn't take it, but mom? Ugh!!!!

[Hazel]

I can definitely agree with everything you said, but in defense of the person who said that I have felt both spectrums of that emotion.

There are some times/babies that I love to hold and feed, and will do so even after they are able to hold their own bottle in the boppy. But there are also some babies that make bottle feeding so unbearably difficult - constant twisting, stoping drinking every ounce - but scream when you remove the bottle, hitting the bottle out of your hands, drinking a ounce then stopping and wanting te bottle again in 5 min (i have seen it all), etc. So I can definitely understand where she is coming from.

As much as I love feeding some of the babies, it is really nice to be able to set them in the boppy and let them hold their own bottle.

I agree with you there! Some babies are a pleasure to feed, but some are not so much fun! Twisting, mouthing the nipple only to scream when you take it away... Def not my fav part of my job. Love to cuddle the babies, but the feeding part can be the pits! And spoon feeding is worse.

[Msdunny]

This week? Drug and Drops. 2 days in a row. Same family, different child.

[Texasjeepgirl]

haha........i always tell my hubby that this job would be perfect, if people would just quit dropping off their kids!

But seriously, the worst part for me is dealing with an annoying parent.

what she said

[Texasjeepgirl]

Cleaning.
Oh, yeah, then there's also the cleaning. And when you have finished that its time to clean again.

Did I mention the cleaning?

SOUNDS DUMB.. but.. I'm a little ocd so I like the cleaning...
I mop my tile floor on my hands and knees with wash clothes.. it's therapy for me..

[Texasjeepgirl]

vomit, poopy diapers and snot.

That's why we get paid THE BIG BUCKS...

[Texasjeepgirl]

all kidding aside.. I can deal with the poop...and the snot.. and the screaming infants.. and the spoon feeding.. and the cleaning..
but..
my closing time is 5:30...
and starting about 5:19.. when I still have a few kids..
I start getting irritated..
I really want them all to be gone by about 5:03

[BumbleBee]

Feeding babies pureed foods.

And of course, parents.

[canadiancare]

all kidding aside.. I can deal with the poop...and the snot.. and the screaming infants.. and the spoon feeding.. and the cleaning..
but..
my closing time is 5:30...
and starting about 5:19.. when I still have a few kids..
I start getting irritated..
I really want them all to be gone by about 5:03

I close at 4 30 and my parents are really good and usually most are gone by 420 (I only have 5) but yesterday I found myself starting to look at the clock around 4 00. We were finished circle, it was too cold to go outside and I didn't feel like letting them take toys out again. So we played sleeping bunnies for a bit and then tried freeze/dance. Killing time makes me feel bad at times but if you had a desk job somewhere there are chances that you'd have days when you could just cut out early because you feel like it...in daycare you are off when outside forces (the parents) decide.