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Is it ok to tell my daycare not to forcefeed my son, he hates being bottlefed and has never been broken of it.?
They showed me how they were attempting to feed him with a bottle, which he hates bottles and always has, and he started to scream and we didnt like it. He does good with a sippy cup sometimes, but he has always had this problem. He is breastfed, and it is quite common that they refuse bottles. Is it ok that we told them not to do that anymore? I figured we pay them about $700 a month to watch him, and we didnt ask them much, just dont do it if he is not cooperation or screaming. I dont want them to let us go, we already had one daycare provider do that to us before.
We are giving alternatives to feeding, he will drink off the sippy cup, I have fed him myself on it. We also have a syringe dropper, dixie cups, and a special spoon feeder that has a bottle attachment. We have struggled with this for months and nothing breaks him. He feeds all night long with his momma. They dont really force feed him, but the way one lady did it with him we did not like the approach. They arent holding him down or anything, I guess I chose a bad choice of words to explain my story.
6 Answers
- not too creativeLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
They're forcing the bottle on him?!
Find a new caregiver.
Many breastfed infants who are in daycare do something called reverse-cycling. They take minimal, or no, sustenance during the hours there and nurse frequently when at home with mom and during the night. This is fine.
- 1 decade ago
You can ask he not be bottle fed, but you must give them an alternative. If he is staying over 2 hours then he has to be fed in some way. If he does good with a sippy "sometimes" is it okay for them to encourage him to drink from it every 2 hours so he is fed?
- 1 decade ago
You can tell your daycare to do exactly as you like. They should of already asked you about your preferences when you enrolled your child. At my work we have to follow the parents wishes completely.
- JennLv 41 decade ago
This is YOUR CHILD, not theirs. The need to respect your wishes. This is why I do not send my child to daycare. Expressed your concerns assertively and if you cannot find a compromise then maybe you can find a daycare that will accomodate. I wish you the best.
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- 1 decade ago
If your daycare is forcefeeding your son, or doing anything that is making him scream, it is time to find a new daycare. I cannot believe you are asking this question.
Source(s): Early Childhood Educator, Mom of almost 3 year old who has attended daycare since 10 months - ♥~prosk8rwife~♥Lv 41 decade ago
You can tell your daycare to do anything to your specification, they are your employee, they work for you
