My DD is 11 weeks old today. I had to return to week at 10 weeks because I left work around 7 months pregnant. Had to be on bedrest for a short cervix
So my LO is in daycare, and I requested that they write on a piece of paper how many bottles, what time, how many naps and times, poops, etc..
I know some daycares do this without asking. So I didn't request it at first. I then realized that they were not doing it, so I asked them to.
She has been there a total of 7 days since I only work 4 days a week. Two of those days they "forgot"
I am getting upset. I am not trying to be an overbearing Mother, but I want to know what is happening and how many child is eating, sleeping, etc..
Am I asking too much or should I loosen up a bit?
Re: Am I being an overbearing Mother?
I am of two minds on this subject.
On one hand, if this is that important to you, I think they should honor your request. If they can't, due to time constraints or schedule, then they need to be honest with you.
OTOH, my daycare (which is awesome and safely saw my oldest two through their pre-elementary years) never did this. They kept track as part of their caregiver to caregiver information, but it wasn't communicated to the parents unless there was a change or concern. To me, it isn't relevant information. They would let me know the last time they ate/were changed, but not more than that unless I asked. If something seemed out of the ordinary, they never failed to let me know. I want them to spend time with my kid, not take that time writing down specifics that I will only glance at, kwim?
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
My daughter is 11 weeks old yesterday. I want to know what schedule/routine my daughter is getting into. I am an involved Mother, I guess.
I would find it weird if a parent did NOT request this information.
I guess it all depends on styles of parenting and how old the child is. Did I mention she is only 11 weeks old? LOL. If she were 6 months, it would be a different tune.
To each their own. I think the consensus of most parents of 11 week olds would be "Yes, I would like that information"
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
I guess I am uninvolved, then. <snort>
I think this may be more about being a first-time parent versus a parent of more than one child. As a first-time parent you want to know everything. As a parent of more than one, you just need the essentials.
Also, I agree that being a FTM has a lot to do with it. I was going to mention that to the previous poster who is NOT a FTM who hijacked my post and made it into a personal attack on themselves, but I would be wasting my breath
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004FN1ACK?vs=1
I used them with DS1 and have started with DS2 now. FWIW, I use it for childcare (my mom is my DCP), but also use it for my own reference at home. All the feedings and naps become a blur at this age (2 wks), so I need to write it down. We stopped recording everything with DS1 when he was about a yr.
https://assets.babycenter.com/ims/Content/babytracker_notext_final.pdf
Or this one maybe:
https://images.thenestbaby.com/tools/pdfs/input.pdf