Dehydration?

[daycare]

I have a dcb age 23 months. He will only drink from a bottle. Parents asked me to take him off the bottle here at DC and transition to a cup.

After several months, nothing NOTHING works. I have tired all the tricks that others have suggest here, such as choc, milk in cup, water in the bottle. I have even tried a medicine dropper, just to get something in his system.

The dcb has been getting sick left and right. Every week it's something else. Colds, croup, flu and so on. When he is here he soils one diaper at the most. DRINKS nothing. He is here for 9 hours 3 days a week.

I have talked to the parents about the boy not drinking the entire time he is here. They don't seem to care at all. They say well he will make up for it when he gets home. I ask well then how are you getting him to drink at home. Oh we are still using the bottle....UGH. So I ask them to stop giving the bottle or give me a bottle back so that I can also give him a bottle. They don't want him on the bottle??????

I told them that they are prolonging the process and making it worse. So they agree to stop the bottle. Well I find out they didnt stop the bottle. Big sister told on them. ooppss

Anyway... DCM comes to drop off this morning and says oh he came home sick from your house friday night, must have caught something again from your house??? Umm no one is sick at my house. I have allergies, but last I checked they are not contagious.

So I am wondering if the dehydration from not drinking at my house is lowering his immune stytem? I don't really know if that is possible, but I could see that it might be?? I am not too sure what to do about this. I am getting fed up about it. There is NOTHING normal about a toddler only having one soiled diaper in 9hr time frame.

How would you guys handle this?

[juliebug]

what i would do is demand a bottle. until they want to not give him on at home i wouldn't do the cup it just too hard when you only have him 3 days too. if they didn't give me a bottle i would go buy on and charge them.

really the only one they are hurting is there son. if you both arn't on the same page there is no reason for him to drink at your house he will just wait it out.

[daycare]

Going to just go buy one tonight. I think I'm done trying to talk to them about it. Thanks for responding

[juliebug]

your welcome i sure you will feel so much better tomorrow. i have went and bought pacis before for babies ugh really is it that hard for parents to bing stuff!

[daycare]

I'm just upset they are lying to me about it. I really want to say something to them about that pArt. But I'm sure its just gonna be a waste of my time.

[Meyou]

If they aren't willing to do the bottle work at home then you shouldn't have to wean their child alone IMO. Especially when its affecting his hydration level. I would tell her you're worried about his hydration and until they can get him to drink from a cup consistantly you won't be able to use one at your house.

It's really wierd he's almost 2 and still taking a bottle for all liquids. :S I have 2 here the same age and I can't remember the last time I gave them a bottle. We're transitioning from sippie to cup at meals right now.

[dEHmom]

http://www.immunesystemremedies.com/weak-immune-system.html

That is just one of the websites. Don't mind all the ads for buying stuff.


Your body needs water. IT HAS TO HAVE WATER.
Water flushes the bad stuff out of your body, keeps you err umm "regular". If your all backed up, dehydrated, your body suffers.

In answer to your question, whether or not I have scientific evidence/proof to back it up, YES dehydration can weaken your immune system. Thus causing this child SERIOUS harm. And the cherry on top could be something like kidney stones (I drink alot of fluids, but not nearly enough, and I hate water. I get kidney stones at least once a year for the last 3 years). My fault because I do not drink enough. And I usually get sick alot.

[daycare]

http://www.immunesystemremedies.com/...ne-system.html


That is just one of the websites. Don't mind all the ads for buying stuff.


Your body needs water. IT HAS TO HAVE WATER.
Water flushes the bad stuff out of your body, keeps you err umm "regular". If your all backed up, dehydrated, your body suffers.

In answer to your question, whether or not I have scientific evidence/proof to back it up, YES dehydration can weaken your immune system. Thus causing this child SERIOUS harm. And the cherry on top could be something like kidney stones (I drink alot of fluids, but not nearly enough, and I hate water. I get kidney stones at least once a year for the last 3 years). My fault because I do not drink enough. And I usually get sick alot.

thanks for the info. I am going to look into asap....

try squeezing a lemon in your water... I love that.,..

[Kaddidle Care]

Ummmm - they want YOU to wean him off the bottle but they aren't doing it themselves? I bet the child is constipated as well if he's not getting enough fluids.

Next they'll be expecting YOU to potty train him but will keep him in diapers themselves.

Good luck with that.

[daycare]

Ummmm - they want YOU to wean him off the bottle but they aren't doing it themselves? I bet the child is constipated as well if he's not getting enough fluids.

Next they'll be expecting YOU to potty train him but will keep him in diapers themselves.

Good luck with that.

yeah went through that already with big sis. I threw in the towel on that one when DCD accidentally to take the diaper off.. Then did the umm ohhh uuuuhhhh.....

Yeah NO.. Thank god the DCK actually told mom and dad I don't want a diaper any more Im a big girl now.

[Checkinkids.com]

http://www.immunesystemremedies.com/...ne-system.html


That is just one of the websites. Don't mind all the ads for buying stuff.


Your body needs water. IT HAS TO HAVE WATER.
Water flushes the bad stuff out of your body, keeps you err umm "regular". If your all backed up, dehydrated, your body suffers.

In answer to your question, whether or not I have scientific evidence/proof to back it up, YES dehydration can weaken your immune system. Thus causing this child SERIOUS harm. And the cherry on top could be something like kidney stones (I drink alot of fluids, but not nearly enough, and I hate water. I get kidney stones at least once a year for the last 3 years). My fault because I do not drink enough. And I usually get sick alot.

I second this. One of the biggest scares we ever had with our daughter was due to dehydration. She was sick and wouldn't drink. She got dehydrated faster than we could've imagined. I'd use whatever means necessary to make sure the child is getting proper fluids.

[daycare]

thanks everyone for the feed back. I have copied the info from the website and am going to be talking to the mom AGAIN at pickup. I am also going to tell them that i will use a bottle as well no exceptions. This battle of the no drinking has gone on far too long and i am done with it once and for all.

Again thanks for all of your input and advice...

[cheerfuldom]

Weaning without the parents doing it first is an absolute no at my daycare. My policies for this are actually in my contract! I would have had a serious discussion with the parents and let them know that I didn't appreciate them lying to me nor was I planning to continue letting him struggle while they took the easy road out. I would not put him back on the bottle at 2 years old. I would give the parents a time limit to deal with this at home and if I still didn't see progress at daycare, I would terminate at the end of said time limit. A 2 year old using a bottle is unnecessary as far as I am concerned and it is up to the parents to lead the way in transitioning their child as I won't be there to see a helpless kid struggle thanks to mom and dad. This has happened three times before (with the same kid) regarding bottles, pacis and then a few months later, potty training. Parents had all these plans and totally cheated behind my back. I laid down the law each time and they jumped on board and we got things done.

[daycare]

I agree with you 100% that it should be their job to get him off the bottle, not mine. I have been going rounds with this family about this for sometime and this morning it just went over board when DCM said that her kid was sick again and contracted it from my house...............

I am actually writing up a letter right now that i plan on discussing with mom at pick up. Basically I have decided that I am giving 14 days to see some improvement in the boys ability to consume drinking from a cup. If there is no progress, then they need to find someone else who can asisst them with this matter. I feel horrible that I have allowed for it to even go on for this long, but I was not aware that i was being lied to.

thanks for helping me find my backbone.

[juliebug]

so how did it go at pick up?? hope you get your bottle tomorrow1~