Nursing?

[cheerfuldom]

I agree! I actually reread this after I posted it and about slapped myself. It sounds way worse when see it in print. I should add she's not always late and I generally have a ballpark of when she'll be coming like 1130ish or 1ish but trying to manipulate the feedings to work with that doesn't always work. Not the point thought I guess! Anyway it annoyed me seeing it all spelled out like that so much so in fact that when DCG woke up after nap (1045, DCM said she'd bee here @ 1130ish) I text her that if she couldn't get here by 11 I'd have to give DCG a bottle. She made it but got a call from a news outlet as she was stepping onto the porch, and sat down out front to take the call I just opened the door and handed DCG to her like she wasn't even on the phone ::

good for you! put this issue back on her to solve. I think if you really set some boundaries here and she has to deal with the fallout of having this set up, she will stop coming and you can put this baby on a feeding schedule. Its just not fair to you or this little girl for her to constantly be waiting and not know that is happening next.

[suehelen]

My policy is NO. I don't do this for anyone and I never will. It would cause a major disruption. If you want your baby to have breast milk, pump and bring it to me in a bottle. If you can't pump, you'll have to figure something else out. Sorry.

[Meeko]

oops...posted twice!

[Meeko]

I have had BF moms before, but I insist on certain rules. They must call me each and every time to make sure baby is NEEDING a feeding and if it is convenient for me for them to drop by.

I do not change my schedule for one child and if baby has recently been bottle fed when they call, then they cannot come. And I will not let a baby scream and starve until it is convenient for mom to arrive. I will not wake a sleeping baby because mom wants to nurse.

Nursing moms must stay in the other room and must nurse modestly.

If they have older children, the older child must stay with the group (preferably not even know mom is in the house) and not be the kind to scream and have a fit if they do see mom or when she leaves. If they do...they leave with mom.

Bottom line...., I am happy to have breast feeding moms in the house as long as it doesn't interfere with our work schedule.

[Blackcat31]

I have had BF moms before, but I insist on certain rules. They must call me each and every time to make sure baby is NEEDING a feeding and if it is convenient for me for them to drop by.

I do not change my schedule for one child and if baby has recently been bottle fed when they call, then they cannot come. And I will not let a baby scream and starve until it is convenient for mom to arrive. I will not wake a sleeping baby because mom wants to nurse.

Nursing moms must stay in the other room and must nurse modestly.

If they have older children, the older child must stay with the group (preferably not even know mom is in the house) and not be the kind to scream and have a fit if they do see mom or when she leaves. If they do...they leave with mom.

Bottom line...., I am happy to have breast feeding moms in the house as long as it doesn't interfere with our work schedule.

Same here. If it works, I support it and have no issues with it.

If it doesn't work or causes any issues, then I wouldn't allow it.

Depends on a lot of variables....

[BumbleBee]

I have 1 who comes on her lunch break to nurse. Her lunch break is always at the same time. She knows that if the baby is hungry well before nursing time, I will give baby a small bottle (not a full feed) to hold baby over. I have a recliner in my home office and have no problem w/nursing mom's using it.

If I ever felt uncomfortable w/a parent being in my home, they probably aren't the best fit for my program anyways.