Stressed re. daycare, solids, transition to Toddler

[leam811]

Hello Mamas,

Not sure if perhaps this belongs in the Working Parents section, so please move if need be.

DD is 10 mos and is still basically 100% EBF (from the source, and in bottles at daycare). She mostly plays with/sometimes tastes any solids offered (except for a cookie my mom handed her last week!).

I WOH full time so she's in daycare 5 days a week. It's (so fortunately) close by, so I can nurse her at lunchtime every day. She will be transitioning from the infant room to toddler by September or so, or once she's really walking. They do not bottle feed in the toddler rooms, so they tell me she will really need to be eating more solids/having milk from a cup, by the time she transitions. I realize we do have a couple of months and it may resolve itself by then anyway; I'm just stressing about it as we're so slow on the solid food front.

I'm also unclear on whether I'd continue the lunchtime nursing once she's switched to toddler (since I don't plan on weaning anytime soon!).

Any experience with this transition and BF? Anyone know if this is pretty standard practice at non-home-based daycares?

[rlmueller]

Ideas

get note from Dr. This seems to solve all my daycare issues on anything. My doc will put anything AP like on a scrip pad for me for her file.

Play with sippy cups that have straw inserts. My boy started his BM in a cup this way at 8 months. Solids--they can only feed what you provide. If she is hungry they will have to pull out her cup o BM per Dr's orders.

[Knitting Mama]

I used to work in the "one year old" room at a preschool (it was really kids from 9 months through 2 years of age, it was more about their development level than their physical age). All of the kids there ate snacks without a problem, so I can't help you there, but we had plenty of moms who came in at lunch and nursed their kids. I would definitely talk to the teachers and see what you can do. It might be that it's just fine for her to drink milk from a sippie throughout the day and nurse at lunch.

[CherryBombMama]

moms at the daycare that i used to work at had such a problem with this. they wanted to nurse, it was a hassle for the toddler teachers (we didnt have great toddler teachers) and the babies wanted to nurse but also wanted to play so it was so frustrating! if the daycare provide snacks, you LO will catch on and eat the snacks (monkey see, monkey do!) and i totally agree w/ playing w/ straw sippy cups. they seem to be the easiest for BF babies. i would continue to lunchtime nurse, but thats one of the craziest times of the day, and your LO might be way too distracted.

when she transitions (meaning, still in the infant room, but spending time in the toddler room) does she eat lunch in the toddler room? ask if they can do that, then see if you can nurse her there w/o too many interruptions ....

GL!

[leam811]

Thanks Mamas for your replies! I will start offering milk in a sippy cup (we have one with straw), and ask about nursing at lunch in the toddler room. And this week we've picked up a little on the solids, as I'm trying to be consistent in offering them.

I know she will be fine, it's just making the transition (I can't believe how fast!!!).