RP from working moms: Daycare and Bottle Weaning ?

jellybean529

Is it standard practice for daycare to insist that kids give up the bottle at 11-12 months? Two weeks ago my DD was moved up to the toddler room and when that happened, they said I couldn't bring bottles anymore and that she had to drink from a sippy cup. She's having an incredibly hard time with this adjustment, even though she's been drinking water from a sippy cup for months now...she just won't drink milk or formula from it. I was planning to start the weaning process anyway, but I feel terrible that DD is not drinking any milk all day at school and then gulping it down in a bottle when she gets home.?

shannm

We were given a lot of warning about this transition and asked to work on it.  His infant teacher has been great about helping him learn how to use the cup.  I think he will be off the bottle (at least at DC) by the time that he moves up but I think that if he wasn't they would be understanding and continue to work with him, not refuse to feed him.  Your situation seems a bit extreme and I would talk to the teacher and director about your concern.

costfords

Many rooms do not have a place to keep the milk cold or a way to heat it up.  That would be why they would say that she has to use a sippy cup.  With a sippy cup, they can bring the milk from the kitchen in the cup and it is still cold.

Will your LO drink cold milk?  If so, there may be a way to put her bottles in the fridge in the kitchen.  Then during meals/snack times they can bring the bottle to her room.

jellybean529

Thanks for the input, and you're absolutely right! To make a long story short, this "transition" to the toddler room was completely disorganized. I asked a month before exactly when she would move over, and specifically asked if she would need to be off the bottle and I got a very?noncommittal?answer from both the director and the teacher ("Well we can give her a sippy cup if you want..." instead of "Yes, she needs to be off the bottle.") So about a week ago we were told no bottles and it has not gone well.?

jellybean529

costfords:

Many rooms do not have a place to keep the milk cold or a way to heat it up.? That would be why they would say that she has to use a sippy cup.? With a sippy cup, they can bring the milk from the kitchen in the cup and it is still cold.

Will your LO drink cold milk?? If so, there may be a way to put her bottles in the fridge in the kitchen.? Then during meals/snack times they can bring the bottle to her room.

Yeah she has zero problem drinking the milk cold (with teeth coming in right now she actually prefers it) and there is a fridge in the kitchen and in the infant room (right next to the toddler room), but for some reason they have this rule about the bottle.?

SweetMonkey

I would have a big problem w/ this. but then again my LO hardly eats any food (was doing good, but then this past week he now spits out all food he chews) and he is small for his age (6% for weight) so if he could not have milk through out the day he would lose weight.

try talking w/ them and see what you can work out w/ them.

good luck!!!

blondie75

In addition to age (which is a range 13 - 16 months) DD's daycare has a checklist of sorts before they move the kids from the infant room to the toddler room.  They need to be off bottles before making the move.   

mcm001

I had to put my DD in daycare a few months ago. She was put into the toddler room and she was still using bottles. I am now trying to get her off the bottle. She has been drinking water from sippy cups for months but for some reason does not want to drink milk from them. I haven't had issues with the daycare. They first try to give her her milk in her sippy cup, but if that fails, I do have a bottle that they use. They would rather make sure she gets to drink the milk.

I thought that daycares were suppose to make adjustments if needed, not every child does things at the same time.

Good luck! 

 

thomas&lynn

Sounds like a tough transistion! Honestly, it sounds like it may be even tougher with her getting a bottle at home and the cup elsewhere? If you're willing, I'd consider also giving a cup at home and supplement with cheese and yogurt until it clicks.