Daytime bottles.

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Just to be clear folks, Medical Doctors have little to no training in nutrition. FACT!!

I appreciate your two cents Sunnydays, but no where in my posts have I said that I go against her requests as a parent nor have I ever pushed her or told her how to raise her child. When she asks me how much milk she should be giving, I answer honestly and am very clear with her that here are what the professionals say in textbooks and here is also what I know from experience working at this point with over 20 children and raising my own two, who are now teens. I am clear to all my parents that these are my opinions that I express and that they are exactly that, mine. This parent is constantly complaining about one thing or another and asking me for advice so let's make it clear, that what you are implying Sunnydays is definitely something you have read into wrong. The first half of your post implies that I am hassling the parent! or going against her which I never said I was doing. On this forum, I voiced my feelings and concerns in a safe place where I am free to express my own views with the hopes of getting some different perspectives, which I got and appreciate. Yes I am frustrated but it is not a reflection of anything other than being human, not a provider who doesn't give their all. What I do not appreciate is people jumping to conclusions and making assumptions by reading between the lines and without justification, implying that I am not a good caregiver which is In fact how I received this. You don't have to agree with me at all, but please do not make such harsh comments towards me as a caregiver based on assumption.

I also wouldn't be pleased if my provider continued to hassle me about my parenting choices.

Hassle?? Are you kidding me? This parent just text me now at 7:49pm asking me for advice, so who is hassling who. I do nothing but answer her questions and work ongoing with each and every family and child. I cater to the dairy intolerance and try to work things out with the family, she is the one who feeds him dairy with no regard for telling me and keeping me informed.

Personally, I would not be pleased as a parent, if my child's caregiver went against what I asked them in terms of nutrition, especially with dr's advice

The parent asked me what age she should switch the bottle for a sippy cup. I explained that IME parents typically leave the morning and bedtime bottles till approx 18mths to 2 years on average but that most children switch to cows milk at around twelve months and milk during the days is gradually eliminated once on a healthy balanced diet of whole foods and is usually done when observing the child's cues. Taking the milk out is actually the healthiest thing to do. That's not my opinion, that is fact based on many leading nutritionists and medical professionals research, but I never said that to her, because that IS my opinion and belief which I know a lot don't share based on their lack of knowledge of this info. We continued our conversation on this as she expressed that the dr had said to keep him on formula till he was 2 but he won't take milk from a sippy at home. I said I would try here as they are different cups and quite often kids act differently for parents than for others. She said this was a great idea and up until the New Year, this was going well. Is that me hassling or being pushy? Absolutely not. I made suggestions when requested to, that's all.