To be annoyed with nursery over milk?!

[Leonas]

My dd is 9months and goes to nursery 3 days per week. Overall, the nursery is fab and she has a great time there - lots of activities and time playing outside, healthy and interesting menu and the staff know her well and she adores them.
But, for the second time I have had her daily diary back saying that she was given milk to drink at snack time. At home she only has water (still breastfeeding twice a day) and I specified in her care plan that she should only have water. It is even written on the dietary requirements board next to the sign in desk! There is no medical reason for her not having it (she has cows milk in her cereal etc) but it is recommended that babies don't have cows milk to drink till 1 year and I would prefer she doesn't get used to having anything but water from her cup just now.
Am I right to be annoyed or am I being too pfb?!

The issue isn't that it's cows milk, the issue is that they've ignored your request. On that basis, YANBU.

Irrespective of the breastfeeding she shouldn't be having milk to drink at 9 months.

That's not good .
I'd expect any nursery worker to know that c milk shouldn't be given to a 9 month old.
I would also suggest that you should send in an alternative - 9 months is too little to only have water all day .

Yanbu! I am very relaxed but that would make very cross

Dd2 has been having cows milk since 8 months as completely refused formula, she is 10.5 months and thriving. Dd1 was the same but from 6 months and is a thriving 14 year old with no allergies or dietary issues.

The issue here is that they have ignored your wishes,which we'd make me v v cross.

that is a duplicate thread

Interesting how different the replies are on each!

Sorry meant to say there is a duplicate

What are they thinking giving cow's milk to a 9 month old? Or are they accidentally giving her another baby's formula or ebm? Surprised they keep cow's milk in a baby room.

Cow's milk shouldn't be given as a drink before 12 months Alpaca, they can have small amounts in food e.g. cereal or cooked.

She's really only having milk twice a day at nine months old, and filling up on water all the rest of the time? Cows milk shouldn't be her main drink at that age, but nor should water.

The nursery should either be doing what you ask or telling you explicitly that they have a problem with it. She's very little to be only drinking water for much of the day. What do you think they should give her at snack time if she's hungry, when all the other 9 month olds are having a bottle or cup of milk?

Yanbu for them to ignore your request, I would talk to her joey wires or manager about it. Yes it is too young to have water all say especially if she does not eat a lot, mabey you could express some milk or send in some formula.

Key worker I meant

Didn't notice she's only having two breastfeeds - are you feeding at night too?

2 bf a day is nit really enough and water all day for a 9 month baby

They should abide by your request.
But there's no problem giving cows milk to babies between 6 and 12 months, it just shouldn't be their main drink as it doesn't contain the necessary vitamins and nutrients. Breast milk has the right everything obviously and formula has everything needed added. Cows milk isn't sufficient.
But there's no harm in them drinking it instead of water.

So, it is an issue if nursery ignoring your request for your child and NOT a case of them doing something that is against General child health advice.

What would the alternative to water be?

I never give my dd anything but water to drink, she only has milk before bed and she's 19 months now. I can't remember how many bottles she was on at 9 months though...she may have dropped them all as was a really good eater. I have cows milk to drink at 11/12 months.

Water or BM below 12 months

Formula doh

The way I understood it is that cow's milk shouldn't be their main drink before 1 year (ie their main drink should be formula or breast milk). Not because there is a reason that they shouldn't have the cow's milk but because it wouldn't give them all the nutrients they need. Without wishing to be critical of your choice to give water, it may be worth checking with your HV as to whether water is the right drink for your DD if she bf relatively few times.

Totally agree that nursery ought to be sticking to what you agree with them tho.

X post Mus!

My ebf son refused bottles after 3mo and went to nursery at 6mo so he didn't really drink in the daytime. He was fine with lots of wet foods, porridge made with milk and plenty dairy. It can be done if they eat well. He bf three times a day (after nursery, dream feed and breakfast) till he mastered the cup properly at about 10mo.

Littleturkish - up to 12 months babies should be getting the majority of their nutrition from breastmilk or formula, a minimum of a pint of formula a day (20oz).

I once got called by our nursery because DD had drunk some of another child's milk. It was apparently their standard protocol because a child in another nursery died from drinking another child's milk. I'm not sure if it is entirely relevant, but it surprised me as DD doesn't have any known allergies.

Its nhs advice though so would expect nursery to know that!!!
I think HV advice would be to give either expressed BM or formula until 1.
2 feeds a day seems very little. I think DD was still on at least 6 and some during the night.

But if they dont agree with no milk as per your request they should say not just feed anyway in case of allergies. Ie you may notice an allergy but not worry about mentioning as you requested non anyway.

I think the advice wiuld be to give cows milk if is was possible (cheaper, less additives)

DD is allergic to soya we had some projectile vomitting at nursery, think they had probably fed her sonething with it in.