When daycare doesnt follow "instruction"

HisChamaoleGirl

My daycare has a form we fill out upon drop off that includes all of her feedings, diaperchanges and naps taken. It has a special instructions block on it as well. Would it bother you if the instructions  you left for your DCP were not followed?

 

My situation is that I know my daughters schedule and when she will eat as does her primary care provider. Said provider is on vacation and a floater is caring for LO right now. Any time LO fusses she is offered a bottle. She refuses every time and only accepts it at the time I annotated she would on the sheet. The DCP policy is that after a bottle is heated it will be disposed of after one hour. Well, the floater is offering the bottle too soon and LO milk is being thrown out because of it.  

litzo27

Yep, I'm with @PrivacyWanted. If this was a smaller thing - you asked that she is is fed in a high-chair and instead they feed her on the lap, I'd let it go - a floater will be gone in a week after all. But milk going down the drain because it's offered at wrong times - I'd be livid.

welly01

This would make me very upset as well, especially if you are BFing.  If this doesn't change immediately, I would be speaking to the director.  Its understandable that the floater may not be familiar with your DD or even her age group, but not following specific, written instructions is not acceptable especially when it is at the cost of wasted milk/formula.

shannm

Speak directly to the caregiver. Yes, they should be able to read and follow but unfortunately, that doesn't always happen.

SunAndRain

first day - I'd talk to the care giver and reinforce what needs to be done.

after that - yep - I'd be mad!

welly01

theresat858 said:

It is also completely unnecessary to throw out breastmilk after 1 hour. If policy prevents them from reoffering it, they can at least put it back on ice and send it home with you, so that you can offer it later (if you give bottles at night) or send it back the next day if it is still good. 

I thought you were supposed to discard heated BM after at least 2 hours?  Or is that only if the baby actually drank from the bottle?  (Serious question, not snark).

Katie829

welly01 said:

theresat858 said:

It is also completely unnecessary to throw out breastmilk after 1 hour. If policy prevents them from reoffering it, they can at least put it back on ice and send it home with you, so that you can offer it later (if you give bottles at night) or send it back the next day if it is still good. 

I thought you were supposed to discard heated BM after at least 2 hours?  Or is that only if the baby actually drank from the bottle?  (Serious question, not snark).


Messed up the quoting.
BM is good for a while. If DD didn't finish a bottle it would go back in fridge a fed the next sitting.

Mustardseed2007

I agree, in this situation I would be very upset. Very.