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Anonymous wrote:Our school encouraged sippy cup use in toddler, and therefore served the children the same drinks - either milk or water. They did not allow breastmilk because it was must be handled individually. Also, not sure why you would be serving breastmilk in a cup? I BF at home until 16 mos, but it was not an issue for DD to take regular milk at daycare after 12 mos. Our school did of course allow soy or alternative milk for kids with allergies or just if parents desired. But again, that doesnt require the special handling that breastmilk does...

Not the OP, but my child is dairy and soy intolerant, so we nursed through the second year. That is why she would get breastmilk in a cup; after soy, the alternative milks are nowhere near as nutritious or comparable to breastmilk or cow milk. I don't see why a school would be able to handle Aiden's soy milk but not Aiden's breastmilk, especially if the facility has refrigeration for kids in the infant room, surely there's space for one more thermos a day?

OP, you mentioned that it was early to switch rooms, is there a reason you're not waiting until the more typical time?

It might be due to the fact that breast milk is bodily fluid and Alimentum isn't. I think there are extra precautions they have to take to separate breast milk bottles from formula bottles in the infant rooms.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school encouraged sippy cup use in toddler, and therefore served the children the same drinks - either milk or water. They did not allow breastmilk because it was must be handled individually. Also, not sure why you would be serving breastmilk in a cup? I BF at home until 16 mos, but it was not an issue for DD to take regular milk at daycare after 12 mos. Our school did of course allow soy or alternative milk for kids with allergies or just if parents desired. But again, that doesnt require the special handling that breastmilk does...

Not the OP, but my child is dairy and soy intolerant, so we nursed through the second year. That is why she would get breastmilk in a cup; after soy, the alternative milks are nowhere near as nutritious or comparable to breastmilk or cow milk. I don't see why a school would be able to handle Aiden's soy milk but not Aiden's breastmilk, especially if the facility has refrigeration for kids in the infant room, surely there's space for one more thermos a day?

OP, you mentioned that it was early to switch rooms, is there a reason you're not waiting until the more typical time?

Because if Lilly drinks Aidens soy milk, no big deal...if Lilly drinks Aidens BM.....blech.

Unless Lilly has a soy milk allergy. They shouldn't be swapping drinks, period.

Then keep your kid home! Lilly and Aiden are always such problems.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school encouraged sippy cup use in toddler, and therefore served the children the same drinks - either milk or water. They did not allow breastmilk because it was must be handled individually. Also, not sure why you would be serving breastmilk in a cup? I BF at home until 16 mos, but it was not an issue for DD to take regular milk at daycare after 12 mos. Our school did of course allow soy or alternative milk for kids with allergies or just if parents desired. But again, that doesnt require the special handling that breastmilk does...

Not the OP, but my child is dairy and soy intolerant, so we nursed through the second year. That is why she would get breastmilk in a cup; after soy, the alternative milks are nowhere near as nutritious or comparable to breastmilk or cow milk. I don't see why a school would be able to handle Aiden's soy milk but not Aiden's breastmilk, especially if the facility has refrigeration for kids in the infant room, surely there's space for one more thermos a day?

OP, you mentioned that it was early to switch rooms, is there a reason you're not waiting until the more typical time?

Because if Lilly drinks Aidens soy milk, no big deal...if Lilly drinks Aidens BM.....blech.

Unless Lilly has a soy milk allergy. They shouldn't be swapping drinks, period.

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Anonymous wrote:Our school encouraged sippy cup use in toddler, and therefore served the children the same drinks - either milk or water. They did not allow breastmilk because it was must be handled individually. Also, not sure why you would be serving breastmilk in a cup? I BF at home until 16 mos, but it was not an issue for DD to take regular milk at daycare after 12 mos. Our school did of course allow soy or alternative milk for kids with allergies or just if parents desired. But again, that doesnt require the special handling that breastmilk does...

Not the OP, but my child is dairy and soy intolerant, so we nursed through the second year. That is why she would get breastmilk in a cup; after soy, the alternative milks are nowhere near as nutritious or comparable to breastmilk or cow milk. I don't see why a school would be able to handle Aiden's soy milk but not Aiden's breastmilk, especially if the facility has refrigeration for kids in the infant room, surely there's space for one more thermos a day?

OP, you mentioned that it was early to switch rooms, is there a reason you're not waiting until the more typical time?

Because if Lilly drinks Aidens soy milk, no big deal...if Lilly drinks Aidens BM.....blech.

Anonymous wrote:Our school encouraged sippy cup use in toddler, and therefore served the children the same drinks - either milk or water. They did not allow breastmilk because it was must be handled individually. Also, not sure why you would be serving breastmilk in a cup? I BF at home until 16 mos, but it was not an issue for DD to take regular milk at daycare after 12 mos. Our school did of course allow soy or alternative milk for kids with allergies or just if parents desired. But again, that doesnt require the special handling that breastmilk does...

Not the OP, but my child is dairy and soy intolerant, so we nursed through the second year. That is why she would get breastmilk in a cup; after soy, the alternative milks are nowhere near as nutritious or comparable to breastmilk or cow milk. I don't see why a school would be able to handle Aiden's soy milk but not Aiden's breastmilk, especially if the facility has refrigeration for kids in the infant room, surely there's space for one more thermos a day?

OP, you mentioned that it was early to switch rooms, is there a reason you're not waiting until the more typical time?

What a weird concern. Just give your child breast milk when he's at home. If you don't want him to have cow's milk, ask the center to give him water.

Not sure why a toddler can't just have breastmilk in the AM and PM. Why do you have to send it to daycare?

And yes, he's happy to drink it cold too, so they would not have to heat it up. Thanks for all the tips!

Thanks everyone. I asked the center about it and they were going to check and see what was possible.

Also, they actually took him over to the toddler room for part of the day yesterday, including for lunch and the full afternoon. (When kids are close to switching rooms, they like to bring the kid over occasionally to get them used to it before switching full-time.) So he had his lunch with his sippy of breastmilk while over in the toddler room and no one expressed any concerns.

They make insulated sippy cups that can keep fluids cold for hours, I'm thinking of the Thermos Foogo ones. If your LO will drink it cold, you could at least send him with one prefilled sippy in the morning. That's what we did so that the teachers didn't have to deal with the rules surrounding "handling" expressed milk.

I would meet with the center manager and ask how they can accommodate you. You and your child are their customer, and this is not a big deal.

And FWIW, breast milk requires much less "handling" than cow's milk -- heck, you can leave it out of the fridge for close to 6 hours and it's fine. I would suggest to the center manager that you can bring his sippies in a cool pack if they claim they don't have a fridge (though that sounds like baloney, because where are they keeping the cow's milk!?)

OP - you should defnitely ask about the sippy cup thing. Our child has milk and soy allergies and transitioned to the toddler room at 13 months. Our child was on Alimentum formula until 18 months and the daycare never said a word to us. When they prepared the morning and lunch time sippy cups, they just made our kid's with Alimentum. Maybe they didn't question it b/c they know milk and soy makes him break out and violently throw up within minutes, but it's probably worth having a conversation with the director either way. Good luck.

Anonymous wrote:Those are your center's rules. If you don't agree, you are free to find a new daycare center. Or stay home. Geez, what is it with people always having to get their way?

Most centers are willing to work with their clients and would want to hear your concerns to try resolve them before you up and leave. Thats what we're encouraging OP to do.

Mine would not take milk until 3, so we kept on toddler formula. At a minimum I would stay on breastmilk or formula until at least two for the nutritional value. We have never had a problem and I just send it in a premade sippy cup that is labeled. I'd see if you can at least send one for lunch or a snack in a cooler with an icepack. Its a personal choice of when to stop. When you look at the nutritional value to milk it does not compare nor do any of the alternatives (we tried those too). It really helped us to stay on with the low weight issue and eventually caught up to the middle of the chart.

Those are your center's rules. If you don't agree, you are free to find a new daycare center. Or stay home. Geez, what is it with people always having to get their way?