It's a while since I had babies but this has been bothering me.
I work in a nursery in a todler room and yesterday had to cover in the baby unit.
I went in at 2.30 and one baby, just turned 1, was screaming and the nn was trying to get him to sleep. He did go off eventually, she said he was like that quite often.
While he was sleeping, the rest of the babies had tea. He woke up during tea, but they had forgotten to save him any .
I fed him a little pot of fromage frais. All the while I was feeding him, he was sucking really hard on his thumb. i said that he seemed really hungry, and asked if he had any milk.
NN looked in his bag and said his mum had only sent in 1 bottle. It had had 2 oz in and he had drunk it that morning. He arrived at 8.30.
I don't know how he did with his dinner and the nns couldn't tell me as they were both on their dinner and the other staff had gone home
His mum came to collect him at @5.00. She asked for his bottle as she said he would scream for milk on the way home (they go on the bus).
Talking to the nns, they said that the health visitor had questioned mum about feeding, as he has hardly put on any weight. He is a skinny little thing, not healthy and chubby like most babies.
So, is this normal?
How many bottles does your 1 year old have during the day?
I am really concerned about this baby, and am thinking of talking to the manager.
Do I have valid concerns or is this normal?