Advice please!!!!!!!!! Feeding tube

[daycarewhisperer]

You also have to understand that this child will almost definitely try to pull this tube out. She is so young, and then a community nurse will either have to come out to replace it or she will have to go back into hospital and this may happen frequently because she is so little. I am sure she will adapt, but she will require much more one on one attention which you just won't be able to give her.

DCW- I agree that she deserves childcare as much as the next person, but I have read many posts from you and others who give notice to families for far less. I see so many people who won't even tolerate bad behaviour and work with a child in terms of behaviour modification, which is also in most cases a normal part of child psycho-social development. This is a medical issue, one that requires a much smaller ratio than 1:5 or 6 in some cases to make sure that the tube doesn't get pulled out, get caught on anything, get grabbed, get dirty etc etc. It increases the workload AND responsibility on the daycare provider. The liabilities of childcare are high enough already, do we really think that overall it's necessary to increase that at the expense of the child and other children regardless of prior experience in healthcare??? I think not. It doesn't even get beyond this to talk about charging extra money for the extra service.

I think a Nanny would be best. Someone qualified, licensed and insured to carry this out, or a Nanny in addition to a Community Care Nurse making daily visits to administer and train the parents. This seems much more realistic. Also if there is a sibling, it will quite possibly be cheaper to have a Nanny for two children than two daycare spots.

I guess we just look at it differently. I'm saying I would consider doing a medical treatment I am licensed to do in my State as long as I was compensated at whatever the going rate is in hospitals or clinics for the procedure. I wouldn't consider taking it on without payment. Just like any other business providing the service, I would expect to get paid. As long as I was educated and trained and felt comfortable I would consider it. I would not consider it if it was free or there was an expectation that the costs of the treatment was to be dispersed among my other clients. My client base is way way too small to put that on them.

I've never termed a kid for normal bad behavior nor have I ever advised anyone to do so.