As for the bags, they expected me to pump into bottles and then pour directly from those bottles into the ones
used at daycare.
That is not what they are
using at daycare and that can be scary for your child.
They offer a variety of products which mean you can customize for your needs (You might buy some «all in ones» for
use at daycare or visits with Grandma, for instance).
Not exact matches
I'm going
use cloth diapers when I'm
at home (
daycare will still
use disposables though).
It was hard for me to decide, because I already Diva, cloth
at home (
daycare won't take cloth),
use Sigg, kid gets sigg or a bpa - free sippy, we
use our take and toss over and over and over again, bring our own bags, etc etc..
He would
use the potty
at daycare but not
at home for Mommy and Daddy.
I work 4 days a week and he stays with Dad one day and goes to
daycare the other 3 days and I know it's a tough time on my sweet little guy, because he misses me tremendously (I stayed home until he was 6 months and he has a hard time getting
used to not being number one
at the
daycare).
We
use diapers
at daycare because he won't go potty there, but do underpants
at home in the evenings and weekends.It's been a slow process, probably because our precocious kid went straight past the novelty of going potty to realizing that being a big kid kind of sucks, compared to the easy life of a baby.
We also wrote a guest post on Cloth Diaper Guru about
using cloth diapers
at daycare.
Let him know that when he needs something
at daycare he can
use his words.
Training pants: If your toddler is having a fine time
at home
using the potty but having trouble
at preschool or
daycare, maybe try some training pants.
Talk to your child about what his concerns and fears are about
using the potty
at daycare or out in public in general.
Just when you get
used to the routine
at your
daycare center's baby room, your child gets promoted to one of the toddler rooms!
But ultimately, because your child has a different personality than your friends» kids or the other kids
at daycare and preschool, even though those tried and true approaches work for other parents, they just don't seem to work when you
use them.
My girl started
using the potty
at daycare before she was 2 — our
daycare provider's take was that this was S's way to get undivided attention from the big girls, by sitting on the potty and chatting with them (as much as one can chat
at 20 months....).
This design also means that you can conveniently take it outdoor to the
daycare or
use it
at a restaurant.
I
used to work
at a home
daycare.
I
used to get mad
at him for taking an hour by himself
at our local coffeeshop each morning while I rushed from my job, to pick up our daughter from
daycare, to home and make dinner.
I agree with Moxie that as long as it's not being done in a pressuring and / or threatening way, there's nothing wrong with a toddler
using the potty
at daycare but not yet
at home.
It also angered me a little, because I knew full well that my daughter, being a high - needs and very fussy baby and
at the peak of separation anxiety, would take longer than most to get
used to
daycare and I felt that the director was being a bit unreasonable.
My husband and I will take them to work with snacks, and we
use one every day for my daughter's snacks
at daycare.
My 3 1/2 year old daughter is going through potty training, and she seems to be fully trained
at daycare and
uses the potty to pee although is still wearing pullups.
Your child may feel little or no pressure
at preschool or
daycare to
use the potty, even if going
at home is very stressful.
Ally
uses pocket diapers
at home, but her in - home
daycare providers actually prefer prefolds — with pins!
It can be disconcerting when your child
uses the potty
at daycare but refuses to do so
at home.
Recently I was told that
daycares do not allow parents to
use cloth diapers because they have no way to store them, but just like
at the YMCA they could put it in a bag, and it sits in the diaper bag.
Daycare required disposable diapers so we
used them, but I only had about 12 prefold diapers which
used when out running errands or social activities and I supplemented with T - shirts
at night for when we were
at home.
-- are spending all that time in a place, I want to know that time is
used wisely and that it isn't just a place for kids to go while parents are
at work, basically a glorified
daycare.
We
use cloth
at home and flushable
at daycare and when we're out.
Whether
using daycare, a nanny, or surrendering a full income to stay
at home, caring for children is expensive.
@Cloud and Erin — re: the requirement of
daycare to
use disposables — it is my understanding that parents (in California
at least) have the right to request that a provider
use cloth.
At the moment, we
use the backpack to take our daughter's many loose items to and from
daycare.
While your
daycare providers or caregivers might prefer another style of cloth diaper when your baby is in their care, this is another situation where you can choose a cloth diaper you
use at home and another style you take in your diaper bag for others.
Most non-home
daycares claim to give one on one care, but how can you when you are watching 5 babies
at once (2 staff - 5 babies) The kids
use to get so sick.
Examiner.com, April 20, 2009
Using cloth diapers
at childcare - How to make it work and how to talk with your
daycare provider» There are many reasons to
use cloth diapers, with the environment and saving money
at the top of many lists.
Among all infants, 54.0 % were breastfed
at some time during the first 6 months, 11.5 % were exposed to environmental tobacco smoke, 18.6 % were in
daycare, and 77.4 % had
used a pacifier by age 3 months.
Pura stainless steel baby bottles are great for everyday
use at home or while traveling in the car, to restaurants, or to
daycare.
We
use Fuzzibunz
at home and our
daycare prefers disposable.
This has been helpful
at daycare, where our teacher also
uses ASL signs in the classroom
at our request.
Now after
using the «Magic» braclet and the tips I recieved from this book, she will walk into
daycare with her head high and stay
at home with dad (with no tears) when I take the dog for a walk or go grocery shopping.
In fact, encourage your child's caregivers, like the people
at his
daycare or his nanny, to
use the same routines.
Even if you can't find someone who will
use them
at a centre, you can find a home
daycare no problem once you explain.
We
use prefolds and covers
at home but have special
daycare dipes set aside that are easier.
This gives you the choice of
using cloth inserts
at home and
at night, and disposables when you are out and about or if your
daycare doesn't accept cloth.
Should I
use a swing for naps or
at daycares?
With my eldest daughter (who is now almost 7) was potty trained
at home by 2.5... her
daycare wouldn't let her potty train until she was 3 so she had to
use a pull up which she would potty in.
It took us a while to get everything worked out so that we could
use cloth
at daycare, but we've been doing it for 2.5 years now.
My son just started
daycare a few mornings a week, and the center he's
at would like easier diapers than the prefolds and covers we typically
use.
You also can find such nannies through a smart tactic one of my friends
used: leave fliers
at places where parents who are beginning to transition away from full - time nannies congregate, like
daycares, preschools and pre-kindergarten classes.
Since you know that your child is ready for the potty, it's okay to let him know that you expect him to
use the potty
at daycare.