ATTENTION: Moms who send their kids to daycare!!!?

Question

My daugher was sent to daycare 4 1/2 days ago with a FULL(regular big huggies pop up) box of wipe and now they said she had to borrow wipes from the other kids?!?! Do you think there is somethign fishy going on? Like maybe other kids are using her wipes? I mean I dont buy them for the other kids? What should I say to them? Should I just bring one of those travel size wipe box every day? She only goes 2 days a week and stays from 8-4. What do yall think?

by the way..my daugter is constipated all the time..so not alot of dirty diapers, maybe 1 if that

her name is on the box, its out of reach, and its the only one thats pink

i dont need help addressing the constipation, I geive her prunes and prune juice but she still has firm poo, and it never sticks to her bottom and she goes about twice a day (one or both times being at home) Thanks for your concern!

Answer 1

Ya I think I'd flat out tell them that you go through the same pack at home in a week's time (or whatever) and you find it difficult to beleive that they've gone through that many on her in such a short time.

I took a box to my daycare lady 3 WEEKS ago and she still hasn't asked for more and my son is there 9 hours a day 5 days a week..so ya I think they are definately using them on everybody...

Actually bringing a travel pack everyday is a pain ...but a is brilliant idea.

I would just be straight flat out honest...If she goes through 3 diapers in 6 hours lets say...then they need MAYBE 6 wipes...on the outside...and those boxes have what 50? 100?

So that box should be lasting you AT LEAST a couple of weeks.

Ask them how many times they change her a day (and you can semi verify that since you provide diapers too) and then double it for the wipes...and then ask them to explain how they just blew through 100 wipes in 2 days.

Answer 2

Something is going on. You should ask. Sometimes, they do use the wipes to wipe their faces, hands, etc, but come on. For that kind of use, they have to be using the box for the whole daycare. Maybe the only thing you can do is bring a travel sized case with her everyday.
By the way, you have to address the constipation. The longer the stool stays in the harder it get, the harder it is to pass. She can seriously get backed up. And when it hurts, it may make her hold it in, and that make it worse. You may have to vacate her and than give her prune juice or something to help her in the future. Try not to introduce too much fiber in her diet all at once. It might make her constipated. Bring it in a little at a time. Address it to her doctor before you start anything.

Answer 3

Yes, I would suggest only sending the travel size wipe boxes when she goes to the daycare. Did you notice that she had to "borrow" wipes from the other kids? That means when another child doesn't have wipes, they have to "borrow" wipes from her. I don't know why they say borrow as if the wipes will be replaced. If a child runs out they are obviously using wipes from the child with the largest amount of wipes. Send only what she needs and refill her travel size box for each day that she attends.

Answer 4

My son is in a family daycare...He goes 3 days a week...he is now 2-1/2 and has been going since he was 1. I only send nmore wipes when she asks for them which is about every 4-5 weeks(I use the Pampers pop up ones. 4-1/2 days is silly to be replaceing the wipes..y.ou don't even do it that quickly at home. I would just send them with her daily...use the travel size in her bag that you send with her. At the rate of every 4-1/2 days you'll be buying the company.

Answer 5

Here's something to think about. My first day bringing my son to daycare I had forgotten the travel wipes (I also assumed the daycare would provide them..silly me) and she said, "don't worry, **** has plenty. I'll just use some of his for now."

But then again, maybe the daycare provider has so many wipes that she only wants to use one box at a time, so that's what she means when she, "has to borrow from the other kids.'" I could see how hard it would be to be keeping an eye on so many children and having to keep track of which baby wipes box belongs to who, on top of their feeding schedules, nap times, etc.

Maybe you should ask the provider what's up?

Answer 6

This happens all the time--let them know that you sent her with an entire full box of wipes-brand new and that she's only been there four times and the whole box is gone. If I were you, I'd buy extra sensative wipes and say that your daughter has an allergy to the regular ones and that they gave her a rash. That way she can only use her own wipes if it becomes a continual problem.

Answer 7

I would definitely think that something was up, bring the travel wipes like you said, that should cut down on the staff using her wipes for the other kids. I would also give them a piece of my mind, but thats just me.

Answer 8

talk to the day care provider, and ask her directly how many wipes she is using at one time. It could be she uses them to clean faces, hands and her bottom. Its better to ask then assume. Are the supplies out of reach from other children. You can also write her name on the box

Answer 9

My kid is past daycare age now, but that kind of thing used to really tick me off...it happened at school too with supplies.

We were asked to provide way more than one child needed for supplies...only to find out later in the year those supplies were being used for kids whose parents didn't bother to send any. So I simply only provided what I thought was needed and just had to ask often if she was out of anything.

Answer 10

of route i could quite no longer be left at a daycare. i wager human beings attempt this to their babies because they care more suitable about themselves / the failings they prefer than their children. What terrible issues human beings wrote about contained in the solutions that designate both what they save in ideas feeling like even as they were left in daycare or what abuse they foind taking position to their children regardless of only a relied on neighbor.... i do not understand, human beings could be to blame adults and make the sacrifieces needed to do what they understand is sweet. and that i wager plan ahead so as that they don't look in circumstances the position particularly daycare or leaving your toddler with somebody else is the ony existence/death decision. happy you and your husband took time to practice and sacrificed "issues" larger living house etc even before you had babies and then made a reliable decision on your toddler. flow ahead and bake each and each of the cookies you may even as you nonetheless have a touch youngster who needs to lick the spoon!!