Please help with day care question

uta10

My baby was sick and is now over it. Was cleared to go back to day care and is no longer contagious. The only thing is that she has a stuffy nose and it's super super hard to get her to eat. She will eat but it takes tons of time and patience.

I am sending her back to daycare Tuesday. I am SO worried that they won't have the patience I do and I don't want them to just not feed her, I don't want her getting dehydrated which is something the pedi was keeping an eye on.

So my question is....babies can get stuffy noses ALL the time...how do they usually handle this? She can't be the first baby who is a nose breather that doesn't like eating from the bottle when the has a stuffy nose....and I can't stay home from work each time her nose is stuffy! Anyone know

Very worried momma here and I so need some information and reassurance, I need to go back to work and I am so so worried about the little one.

Thanks in advance!!

addingon

My LO has already had a few rounds with stuffy noses and it makes her a slow, more frustrated eater also. The Nose Frida is my favorite invention ever to keep her breathing clearly. Ours is from Amazon, but I've also seen them at Target (they're probably all over). Also, keeping a humidifier on at night helps a lot. Many moms here have said they rub Vick's on their LOs feet at night - I haven't tried this yet, but I plan to as soon as I get some.

I'm sure daycare is more than used to this. I'd just mention it to them when you drop her off and they should be willing to help out and keep an eye on her!

ETA. Also, if they don't already do so, I'd ask them to provide a daily report of when she's eating and how much so you can feel better about how she's doing. It sounds like you aren't getting much feedback perhaps?

lindsladle15

I agree with @swaugh14...good advice. I second the cool most humidifier and baby Vicks.
And I can't imagine that daycare would just not feed her. That would be negligent! They are there to take care of your LO, no matter how long it takes (I would think/hope!).

aresee

I totally agree with the above advice. We've also steamed up the bathroom and hung out in there with LO to help with his congestion. Two other things that might help you feel better:

1. When I called daycare to ask if it was still okay to send LO with a cold, they told me that lots of the kids have colds at all times of year, so if it's just a sniffle or congestion, we shouldn't worry.

2. All babies are nose breathers at the beginning. It takes them a few months to coordinate breathing through their mouths, so they all tend to have a harder time eating when they're sniffly.

That's all to say that they see and deal with this all the time, so I'm sure they are good at helping babies get through it. Don't worry, I'm sure they won't let LO go without food.

Sammy K

I'm sure it will be fine. Obviously I don't know your day care but ours has always been great when either kid was sick. Remember, they do this for a living and most likely have WAY more experience with sick babies than any of us. If you trust your day care, LO will be in good hands.