XP: Labeling for Daycare

mrsnala · May 2013

What all do you label for daycare? I know bottles, how do you do that where you find it stays on the best (sharpie right on the bottle, tape, ect?) Also, do you label clothes, wipes, etc? First time going to daycare so I am not sure. What about a pacifer?

littleheaven · May 2013

i had used a sharpie for the bottles, but it washed right off, so i broke out my mom's old p-touch label maker and made some with that....they've stayed on through the diswasher

for the clothes, sheets, bibs, and the one toy i sent with her i put her initials for full name, if it fit, on the tag with a sharpie

i put her initials on her pacifier, but they washed off...but i also keep a pacifier with her in her car seat at all times, and it's on a pacifier clip so they just use that one and clip it to her, i also sent a spare one in a little zip lock which i think is in her cubby with the spare clothes

the diapers they requested the hard case of wipes, so i wrote her name on that, wrote her name on the formula container...but the diapers, i just gave them a sleeve from the big boxes you get at costco, didn't write her name on that though, but they keep it in her cubby

littleheaven · May 2013

teds1chic:
I use these for the bottles: https://www.inchbug.com/bumpyname-orbit-labels-custom-orbit-labels.html

i may or may not have just ordered these...they are so cute! and will work awesome when she moves to sippy cups etc....love them!

Eags · May 2013

teds1chic:
I was using perm marker but got tired of using it every time.nbsp;I use these for the bottles:nbsp;https://www.inchbug.com/bumpynameorbitlabelscustomorbitlabels.htmlI use these stickers for the lids:nbsp;https://www.inchbug.com/circlelabels.htmland I bought a pacifier clip that has a spot for their name from Amazon. I just wrote on it in marker. I write on the package of wipes and diapers in perm marker too.I love the bottle labels and the daycare likes them too. I have had the stickers on the bottles for 2 months now and they look brand newdishwasher safe. I don't label clothing as I don't want to hehe so I put each outfit in a ziploc bag with her name on it. nbsp;

We got the inchbug bands for DS's bottles. Our daycare actually prefers them over sharpie markers.

As for the diapers and wipes we just labeled the outside with a marker.

wootownlady · May 2013

I use Inchbug for semi and permanent labels. We have to label everything - so each component of the bottle (the bottle itself, the nipple, the lid, etc.). We label wipes, diapers, pacis, blankies, bowls, bowl lids, sound machines, coats, socks, shoes, everything - with full first and last name. With a lot of babies to look after, I don't make them guess with initials, etc. -- to easy to get mixed up. And I extra-label the bottles so they scream "BREASTMILK" on them so they a) don't shake it when they warm it up and b) be sure not to waste it and c) don't give it to any other baby by accident! Even though the 3 teachers "know" - if someone else has to step in and help because a teacher calls in sick, has to leave early, etc., anyone who takes care of my baby knows what's his and that he drinks liquid gold

Edited for typos.

Jewels02 · May 2013

I also ordered labels from Inchbug - they work great! The Sharpie would wash off each time I washed his bottles...

jobiann · May 2013

DS goes to an in-home daycare and he is the only infant and the only boy...so I didn't mark any of his things. I figure it's pretty self explanatory!

Wild_flower25 · May 2013

I bought cute labels on Etsy for bottles that are supposed to be waterproof, but they're looking a little rough. But I got enough that I can replace them every few months if I have to. I don't label anything else.

themrsbird · May 2013

Apparently, I'm the only one using masking tape lol. Though I'm looking at the inch bug orbit labels...they look pretty nice!

JandK4ever · May 2013

Here's a little tip...if you rub a little sand paper on your bottle or pacifier then write on that spot with a sharpie the ink won't wash off. We did this at the daycare I used to work at and it helped a lot as we washed the bottles and pacis all the time.

jenn248 · May 2013

Someone on my local board suggested using that blue painters tape instead of masking tape on bottles, since it doesn't leave a sticky film when you pull it off. It actually stays on for quite a while, too.

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