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@mrsmenow: yeah, I know. She has a baby herself and bf for 6 weeks, but my guess is that she never pumped/stored milk. I just thought it was funny that she seemed so reluctant, even after I said it was okay.

@katsupgirl: Yeah, so annoying!

@googly-eyes: I wasn't upset about either daycare or the babysitter, just thought it was kind of funny/mildly annoying (in the case of the daycare). I wish they would just trust me. (yes! @Andrea)! I am grateful that the babysitter was worried about the milk being spoiled and checked with me before giving the milk or pureed food... no complaints about that. The funny part was that she seemed very skeptical that it was okay - I really had to convince her! No biggie though

The daycare workers I actually like a lot, even though some things bug me a little here and there... maybe by posting I am making it seem like a bigger deal than it actually is... the form they had me sign the other day was kind of annoying and DID cause me to worry a bit, but I know they are just trying to help. In general I feel that they are very good with my LO. However, they ARE quite pushy about solids. Again, they are just doing what they think is best... many of them have kids of their own and gave them rice cereal in their bottles & felt it helped satisfy them, so they really push that with my LO. I finally had to fib and say that my pedi said no (I never asked, but I know the AAP doesn't recommend cereal in bottles). They also say all the time that she needs more milk (even though I've been sending 20 oz and she only drinks 12-16) and they compare her to the ff babies who often get 8oz bottles. I keep telling them that it's different and that she doesn't need much more as she gets older, the content of the milk adjusts. It just gets old always having to explain myself, but again, it's not a huge deal or anything!

@regberadaisy: @Meltini: I agree. I don't think the daycare worker meant any harm, but I think it's kind of rude to say, "Did you finally start feeding her?" - it makes it sound like I've been starving her!!! I know that by "feeding" she meant solids, but it came out wrong!!!

@scg00387: Yeah, J really doesn't care when she sees me eating. She really hasn't shown any interest yet.

@BlueWolverine: Yes! That's happened to us too. They were always saying she need more milk, but when I started sending 20 oz (which required me to wake up an extra time to pump), she was almost always being send home with an unfinished bottle.

@edelweiss: I hope you had a good experience. In my LO's room, some of the babies started purees between 3-4 months! The one baby is 1 day younger than my LO and has been eating solids for months! My LO is definitely the only one over 5 months who is not getting solids, so that's why they think I'm nuts! Nevermind that it's the WHO recommendation! I promised them though that I would try solids next week when she is 6 mo.

@mewtill: @rattles: It's just annoying because I've been working SO HARD to pump enough milk for her. Giving her formula or solids would be SO much easier, but I'm doing what I think is best for her. I wish they could see that instead of always giving me a hard time about it, like I'm depriving her in some way.