DCP seems to really dislike CDing. . .

jamdv3

 Lurker here with a Q . . . 

Today I picked up DD from daycare, and brought DS with me at DCP's request to see him again (he's 3 weeks old). He starts in January, and I've already started him in CDs, which he was wearing one today when I picked DD up. While she was holding him, DCP, who is generally pretty sarcastic, says, "Really, mom? the diaper? again?" And looks to her assistant and says, "Remember how happy we were when (my DD) was potty trained and we didn't have to deal with those anymore?"

 

Now I have a pretty good relationship with both the women, and joke around with them alot, so I know some of this may come across as being very crass.  But now that I know how they really feel about CDs, I'm on the fence with having them do it again. I really don't want to use disposables because of how much more it'll cost us to even just use them at daycare, but at the same time, I feel semi- uncomfortable having them do something they seem so opposed to doing. Do I offer to use disposables? Or not even touch the issue again and go along merrily using CDs? WWYD? 

Aurora_Borealis

I wouldn't say a word and just send your new LO to daycare with cloth.

But really, that's just weird all around. How much harder is it to throw a cloth diaper in a wet bag than to throw a sposie in the trash?

jamdv3

theresat858:

What types of CDs are you using?

I would provide velcro pockets to daycare, prestuffed, and only ask that they put them in a wetbag or other container after each change. I would not ask daycare to deal with prefolds and covers (I won't even deal with those myself, lol), or snaps because they can be trickier to get on correctly, and I would certainly not ask daycare to deal with poopy diapers (spray, scrape, whatever) for me.

Essentially I make CDs as similar to sposies as possible for daycare, and we haven't had any issues.

I wouldn't buy sposies. 

I do mostly pockets prestuffed, and like you mentioned, never had them clean up poop. The only thing I guess I could do differently is make sure to stop sending any flips, because I would send 1-2 of those a day with her, and those are snaps. But I really did try to make it just as easy as disposable, which is why I'm stumped. The other 2 DCPs we used prior to this one ended up loving CDs, so that comment really threw me for a loop!  

KatelynEA90

I wouldn't buy disposables. Maybe ask which version of CDs they prefer and try to accommodate that way.

AimeeL85

I know you have a good relationship with them but I think that was a little rude of them, it's like they were saying "hint hint"...

I would continue using the cloth but I would do all pockets and eliminate the Flips.  Maybe ask them what they don't like or what would make it easier, but then again they might just say "disposables!" so that could backfire.

tjkdlhb

No useful suggestion for you, but man, that pisses me off!  Putting a stuffed pocket into a wetbag is no different than putting a disposable in a trashcan.  We haven't found a DCP for DD yet, but I really hope that I don't have issues with using cloth when we do.

RJM050705

KatelynEA90:

I wouldn't buy disposables. Maybe ask which version of CDs they prefer and try to accommodate that way.

I think I'd try this...  Not asking "what's easiest?" but asking "which type of CD is easiest?" 

Lennongirl

Aurora_Borealis:

I wouldn't say a word and just send your new LO to daycare with cloth.

But really, that's just weird all around. How much harder is it to throw a cloth diaper in a wet bag than to throw a sposie in the trash?

This. Your kid, your choice. Would they make a comment on ff vs bf? Or the type of food you send for LO to eat after introducing solids? Pisses me off that daycares are allowed to bully parents into these kinds of choices.

linzeek44

I would continue to send in CDs. Prestuffed pockets aren't any harder than disposables.

I've worked in day cares and parents sent in prefolds. I willingly used them, despite not being quick or efficient with it. And I wouldn't have complained because It is my job to change the kid. Honestly, it's their job to change your kiddo, and CDs aren't unreasonable.  I wouldn't switch to sposies because of their preference. 

jamdv3

tjkdlhb:

No useful suggestion for you, but man, that pisses me off!  Putting a stuffed pocket into a wetbag is no different than putting a disposable in a trashcan.  We haven't found a DCP for DD yet, but I really hope that I don't have issues with using cloth when we do.

I know, that's how I feel too. I don't know what it was about the CD's that they hated so much. I started to think maybe they felt like keeping poopy dipes in a wetbag was stinking up the house, but then again, so would a trash can, unless they changed it out after EVERY poopy dipe, which can't be feasible.

 

Thanks for the feedback--I think I'm just going to ignore it and if they say something else ask what could make CDing easier for them. I've heard that a lot of DCs won't even allow CDs though so that's why I thought maybe I should offer the alternative.