Child's Cup Leaks Like Crazy And Totally Drenched Child

[trix23]

The first few times it happened I thought it was a fluke accident or leaked over time as it sat. But then one day last week when DCG was in the kitchen, her bottle spilled all over while it was closed. I checked! It's the kind that let's air in through the bottom -a bottle. If a silicone piece isn't in just right, it can totally empty itself.

DCG got totally drenched. I'm just glad it happened in my kitchen versus the playroom. I told mom that she needs to get DCG a new cup ASAP but DCM said that the silicone thing must've come loose. I want DCG to have a new cup or I mauve need to buy one for her and charge double for it and bill the parent. Idk what to do in this situation.

[Rockgirl]

I provide cups here--I prefer all supplies to be mine, to avoid those situations.

[LysesKids]

I totally agree... I supply all small glasses, sippy cups and bottles; it's not hard to fresh make formula bottles or heat EBM and my littles learn how to drink their milk out of 3oz glasses by 18 months (meals only)

[Blackcat31]

I supply all cups and require 2 new in the box bottles for infants. They stay here and do not get passed back and forth from here to home. I do not use sippy cups at all.

[daycarediva]

I supply them, I would just give it back and buy my own to stay at daycare

[bklsmum]

I supply all cups and bottles, bowls, plates, flatware and even pacifiers. I do not allow the back and forth stuff and I like to have control over what gets used here because I know what works and what does not. I can also color code so everyone has their own and knows which is theirs.

[sharlan]

As the others have said, I keep everything here. Nothing goes back and forth.

[trix23]

Why do you supply your own? I don't want to have to wash all that in addition to the dishes I do here. It gets to be too much to clean and expense. Plus I figure that parents have a certain cup or bottle preference with their babies have and why not just keep that how it is?

[Baby Beluga]

Why do you supply your own? I don't want to have to wash all that in addition to the dishes I do here. It gets to be too much to clean and expense. Plus I figure that parents have a certain cup or bottle preference with their babies have and why not just keep that how it is?

I prefer to wash mine here so I know it is clean and cleaned properly.

I once had a child bring in a cup from home and when I went to take it apart to wash it there was mold in the spout. Mom/Dad didn't know they were supposed to disassemble to cup to wash it.

[Laurie]

I also supply everything myself!! It's less frustration. Your situation is a perfect example.

Kindly return the cup to mom. Go buy the cups you'd like her to use and write it off on your taxes.

[bklsmum]

Why do you supply your own? I don't want to have to wash all that in addition to the dishes I do here. It gets to be too much to clean and expense. Plus I figure that parents have a certain cup or bottle preference with their babies have and why not just keep that how it is?

I prefer parents bring as little as possible into my house. I prefer to have the control. I don't have to worry about cleanliness or proper function or anything breaking that I would have to replace that is not my own. Plus multiple kids could come in with the same cup or bottle and that can get confusing.

[LysesKids]

I supply all cups and require 2 new in the box bottles for infants. They stay here and do not get passed back and forth from here to home. I do not use sippy cups at all.

the only sippy's I use here are the miracle cups and they transition to the glasses starting 16 months; I don't supply bigger cups because all my kids age out at 18 months . Of course by that time they are also using forks and spoons on their own.

[Unregistered]

Dont you wash the bottles/cups after every use? What do children eat off of? I figure if your washing plates and silverware, adding cups shouldnt be that big of a deal. I would feel weird sending home dirty bottles anyway.

[Blackcat31]

Why do you supply your own? I don't want to have to wash all that in addition to the dishes I do here. It gets to be too much to clean and expense. Plus I figure that parents have a certain cup or bottle preference with their babies have and why not just keep that how it is?

Liability.

I don't want sippy cups with Miralax, Tylenol or who knows what added and I don't want mold/cleaning issues.

Also, I don't like sippy cups for preschoolers that are perfectly capable of using a regular cup.

As for having to wash cups.... meh, I have a dozen kids every single day. It's not time consuming at all.

I would think it takes more time to keep track of who's cup is who's and who did or didn't remember to bring one each day.

I also recycle everything so most of our stuff is paper.
I have regular child size cups for lunch but snack and water breaks are toss away, recyclable paper cups.

[trix23]

You think parents might put meds and stuff in their cups? Have you had that happen before?