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How to address over feeding at DC

erica913erica913 member
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For the second time, DD had to be picked up from DC early because her milk was gone by 2:30. On Friday, she came home with 2 oz we had to throw out (1oz left in 2 different bottles). DH asked if they just feed her every 2hrs or wait for hunger cues. They said she was crying so they fed her. Her chart showed 1 45-minute nap. I have a hunch she was crying bc she was tired. When DH questioned the amount they were giving her (2 3-oz bottles in one feeding) they said "as child care providers, we have to look out for the best interest of the child" (bc, you know, we mothers don't, obviously). Anyway, how do you nicely tell a DC provider not to give your BF baby 6 oz at once and to not assume each peep means she's hungry? Or do I just kill myself pumping until we can introduce solids?
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Re: How to address over feeding at DC

  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    Print some info from kellymom and tell them how you'd like her fed. Your paying them, it's your kid. They need to follow your lead. I'm sorry you are having a tough time :/
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  • WhitterpowWhitterpow member
    I was in the same boat except my daycare provider is my MIL so I had to be polite. I would send the ounce per hour recommended and then an extra 2 ounce bag and they were all gone by 3. I just told her that he would eat as much as she let him out of a bottle whether he was hungry or not so she had to pay attention to when he was satisfied and stop. I also bag smaller portions now and that helped tremendously. I also told her if he'd eaten in the last hour and hadn't napped and acted hungry to try to get him to sleep first. We seem pretty on track now and I'll send an extra bag each day just in case, but she's not using it anymore.
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  • kjsmith9kjsmith9 member
    I had issues with this too... It's pretty common I think.  They wanted bigger bottles, but I knew she was fine because she stayed home with DH on weekends I had to work and didn't drink extra.  She has always been "high maintenance" in terms of wanting someone to pay attention to her.  They wanted her to be content with sitting in a bouncer half the day.... Not gonna happen.  Plus, DD had bad reflux - more milk just meant more throw up.

    I agree with PP about printing some information from kellymom.  If she's in a center, talk to the director about how they need to be supportive of your breastfeeding relationship.  You are the parent, and they need to do what you ask!
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  • erica913erica913 member
    Thanks for all of your responses. As always you ladies have calmed my fears. We are going to talk to them tomorrow since she was sent home again today (we gave them a second chance). She last ate there at 1:50 and has made it 4 hours with us before showing hunger signs. That says to me it's definitely a DC issue and not a mommy not pumping enough issue :)

    I will use your advice when meeting with them and hopefully this can all be straightened out. Thanks again for your advice and encouragement!
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  • mrsbamtasticmrsbamtastic member
    If you google kellymom paced feedings it will take you to the page with tips about how to best bottle feed a breast fed baby. There is a nice printable bf. I gave these tips to my dc provider and so far so good. They may just not be familiar with how it's different than ff. it doesn't seem like many of the other babies in dc are bf, at least not at ours.
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