I nursed all 4 of my children and I will go the extra mile for bf babies because I believe it's important and the best nutrition. I've had frozen pumped breast milk come in little bags as well as liquid in a little container and I feed it to the babies in bottles or sippies no problem, whatever is best for the baby. Some bf babies won't drink out of bottles at all, my youngest was one of those! MamaW2, you hit the nail on the head about bf babies being rocked and nursed to sleep - that's the problem.

I've had bf babies take up to 2 months to settle down at naptimes so I feel your pain there. But I also think that we need to bond with new babies in our care. Put yourself in the position of that baby, scared out of your mind, where are you, who are these people, where are your parents, what the heck is going on? Screaming babies make us absolutely crazy and the other children in the daycare suffer too. So stress that to the dcparents. If they want their child to fit into your daycare they will be doing their utmost to help their baby adjust to daycare life. If they aren't doing anything to help you settle in the baby to daycare life you are in for a long, difficult road with this one. Best of luck.