Infant Advice Needed

[KBCsMommy]

Sharlan- Trust me when I say do not go the infant rocker route!!!!

I was approved for one only after dcm submitted drs notes and everything else. Well dcg was getting very restless in it and didn't like sleeping in it anymore. So for almost 2 weeks she has been sleeping horrendously. She is having to adjust to sleeping flat now and its been a nightmare. She sleeps with her legs hovering in the air!!

What BlackCat said is so true about all the baby equipment. Once you start them on something, you eventually have to untrain them!


Don't forget about diaper bag too, make sure dcm doesn't put anything in there that says "Keep out of reach of Children", scissors for cutting nails, things like that.

Good luck!!happyface

[sharlan]

as we know cali. licensing has so many grey areas. I was told no swing. If I were you, I would call and ask about it if you plan to get one.

I personally would never allow one, I could see the older kids possibly attempting trying to give baby a friendly push.

lets see

lots of burp rags, clothing, back-up formula, bibs, something that smells like mom, and asprin for your headaches.... jk on that last one

I just bought a giant bottle of Motrin.

IF and I say IF, I choose to use a swing, it will be inside the superyard.

[blandino]

Infants that are cared for differently at home don't do well here. Which is why I believe it is super important to be a good fit for the family/child you are interviewing.

I make sure that infant routines and care is gone over really really well at the time of interview. I make sure parents know BEFORE enrollment that I don't use baby equipment and that if the baby has trouble adjusting to that (if they use them at home) then I will term. I won't care for a baby in a manner that I feel puts me at risk to be liable.

It's super important that the parents agree and are on the same page.

SO yes, you are right....they simply wouldn't ne a good fit if they use swings and bouncers to entertain their baby and then expect me to care for the child a BIG chunk of the day in which that baby is awake.

I think the bolded is the biggest reason we use the equipment.

Actually, a lot of my families do use some equipment but more so they hold and entertain constantly while they are at home - which we can't do. So there in lies our use of the equipment. Maybe it's my area, but I don't know if parents would like a more RIE approach. (Personally, I love it), But like you said if parents aren't going to do it at home - then it isn't going to work at daycare.

I totally understand. I guess I just run into so many parents who swear their baby is just the easiest baby in the world, and never cries - only to find the opposite be true (at least in daycare :roll eyes, that I am not the most trusting of what parents have to say about their baby care routine at home.