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[quote=Anonymous]I bring 4 4 ounces bottles to DS's daycare. I was bringing 5 in case of an emergency. I have over 20 ounces of frozen breastmilk I keep in the freezer. We are only allowed to keep milk for one month of the date in the refrigerator. Today teacher calls because she has exploded a bottle and yesterday I took home the extra milk to rotate it out with new frozen milk. This morning I asked DH if we should bring frozen milk and he said to wait until Monday as they rarely use the frozen milk (maybe 1-2 x).

Lately DS' teachers have "exploded" breast milk. In one instance, I did fill the bottle to 5 ounces and it was close to the "do not fill line". In the other three cases, they have wasted 4 ounces of breastmilk by overheating it and "exploding" breastmilk in the bottle warmers.

I suggested they either just run it over warm water or unscrew the lid to let out air and then screw it back on. We walk to school and I walk and metro from my office to school and home so I do screw the lids on tight. I prepare the bottles at night before bedtime so they are ready for the next day to take to school. They are new Dr. Brown's wide bottles, 4 ounces and I have a 5 month old.

I don't use bottles at home unless I go out, which I rarely do. DH and our sitters just run the bottles they use with DS under hot water to warm it. These are experienced teachers but they are not mothers. I'm starting to get frustrated.

Should I say something to the administration or just suggest the teachers be more careful and tell them to just run DS' bottles under warm water or let out excess air before warming? Now I have to leave work early to breastfeed or get my son and I don't have any leave left as I work for the federal government and didn't get maternity leave. I had to exhaust my leave. Le sigh.[/quote]

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