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Childminder and breastfeeding

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LowCarbHeaven · 06/02/2020 20:52

My son is 9 months old and started with his childminder 3 days ago. He is a breastfed baby but I supplied expressed milk and sippy cup and lots of food as he is a good eater. On day one the childminder said he was settled but didn't take much milk from the sippy cup and wanted a bottle. I was reluctant to send a bottle as he had never had one but always used a sippy cup. Day two she said he was unsettled and when I picked him up she said she thinks I am going to have to stop breastfeeding as he is looking for a breast for comfort. She insisted on a bottle so I provided one for day three. Then day three she said he was settled for half the day but not the second half. She said that he isn't settling as he is looking for breast for comfort and the only way for this to work is if I stop breastfeeding immediately as he is upsetting the other mindees and her own children. She said normally people stop breastfeeding a month or two before putting there children to childminders. I have no idea where to go from here as I really don't want to stop breastfeeding but I have no more tools to provide the childminder to help. Any advice?

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Southmouth · 03/03/2020 12:53

Sorry but I think your childminder is being completely unreasonable! Please don’t let her force you to stop breastfeeding! If it was me in this situation then I’d be pulling my child out and looking for some where else.

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