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Honest opinions please: would it be unreasonable to request tjat your MIL

mavilabridemavilabride member
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Not clean with clorox if you notice that DC.and all of their clothes/blankets come home smelling like Clorox? *Edit to change to MIL
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Re: Honest opinions please: would it be unreasonable to request tjat your MIL

  • artsy_brideartsy_bride
    This has always bothered me too.  They have to disinfect the changing surface, though.  As much as I hate bleach, I'd hate the thought of un-thoroughly disinfected poo germs more.
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  • katiekate1974katiekate1974 member
    It really would. Sorry. Clorox is the best way to clean to ensure all the germs are killed.
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  • meyemn28meyemn28
    Honestly?  Yeah, I think it would be unreasonable to ask that she not clean with certain products.  I don't think it would be unreasonable to bring up the fact that your DC comes home with a chemically smell and you want to make sure DCP knows to not do any cleaning with chemicals while caring for your DC.
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    They have to. It's part of state regulations. It's bleach water.
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  • kabarbanelkabarbanel member
    Yes. I'd be happy to know that they are disinfecting properly.
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    And the reason the clothes/blankets are smelling like it is because they have to spray the bleach water on all surfaces a couple of times per day (like cots/cribs, cubbies, toys, etc.). It's supposed to dry before a child comes in contact with it, but the smell is still there. Even cups/utensils/etc are dipped in it after washing.
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  • mavilabridemavilabride member
    She's not in daycare. MIL watches her and I guess she was cleaning while DD was there and she came home smelling like clorox. I guess I won't say anything but make sure we change her clothes right away
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    It would have been more effective on your part to say "MIL" instead of "DCP." Does she watch her for free or you pay her? If you pay her, you could ask her to make sure it doesn't get on her clothes, or offer to buy her something non-toxic to use.
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  • artsy_brideartsy_bride

    imagegoodheartedmommy:
    It would have been more effective on your part to say "MIL" instead of "DCP." Does she watch her for free or you pay her? If you pay her, you could ask her to make sure it doesn't get on her clothes, or offer to buy her something non-toxic to use.

     

    This.  Obviously you have more flexibility if it's a family member watching her.   Asking a DCP not to disinfect w/ bleach = unreasonable.  Asking your MIL to avoid cleaning w/ bleach while watching your LO = very reasonable.  But I'd make DH do it.  :)

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  • peachypearpeachypear

    imageartsy_bride:
    This.  Obviously you have more flexibility if it's a family member watching her.   Asking a DCP not to disinfect w/ bleach = unreasonable.  Asking your MIL to avoid cleaning w/ bleach while watching your LO = very reasonable.  But I'd make DH do it.  :)

    ditto. I don't use bleach cleaners around DD, so I wouldn't want someone else to do it either if they can avoid it.

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  • mavilabridemavilabride member
    Sorry ladies I had a dumb moment. I always saw DCP referred to as anyone that watches LO and didn't realize until now that it meant daycare provider
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  • DoubleDiamondDoubleDiamond

    First of all, if you're going to edit anything it should be the "j" in "that."  Wink

    But for real, if it were my MIL, I would say something.  Maybe not "please don't clean with effing Clorox," but something...

    But then, I'm brazen like that. 

    "I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy." J.D. Salinger Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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  • mavilabridemavilabride member
    imageDoubleDiamond:

    First of all, if you're going to edit anything it should be the "j" in "that."  Wink

    But for real, if it were my MIL, I would say something.  Maybe not "please don't clean with effing Clorox," but something...

    But then, I'm brazen like that. 

    Haha FAIL that's why dee banned me from phone bumping
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