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Just got a call from my daycare center telling me that my DD is not allowed to wear CDs!

Background:

• DD was found to be allergic to disposables two months ago by pede.
• Started CDing at daycare two months ago.
• Followed a dated instruction provided to me by the daycare regarding what I had to do in order to keep DD in CDs.

All of a sudden the center "discovers" the new instruction which now says that CDs are not allowed and gives no leeway for medical cases!!  I'm so upset right now.  What the hell am I supposed to do if they won't let her wear CDs??  I'll end up having to find alternate care with a most-likely less competent person in a dirty house at higher cost.  Can't wave a magic wand and find Mary Poppins, can I?  I'm sure as hell not going to just send her to daycare wearing disposables and let her suffer.

Military "support" center my ass.  I haven't received an ounce of "support" since I enrolled MB in that damn place.

@jennifer_espos: The instruction they had shown me was old.  The new one (the one they have to follow) says they aren't allowed.

@lcdc: I'm going to try talking to the director of the center tomorrow.  If that doesn't work I'll talk to her boss.  If she says no, I'll talk to HER boss.  I'll take this up to the CNO if I have to!  This is some real BS.

@trugem:I guess they expect me to just put her in disposables??

I think they assume that MB doesn't actually NEED cloth diapers and that I'm just making excuses.  Lots of military moms do get pedes to write notes with no basis just so they can do what they want (bring their own food, CD, alternate crib sheets, etc).  I'm hoping that an appeal to the director, along with a note from the doctor explaining just WHY we can't use disposables, will convince them to make an exception in our case.   But the lady I talked to today wouldn't guarantee that they would be willing to work with me.

@Mrs. Spring: Thanks!  It has been uphill to say the least.  We are considering nanny-share with someone in the area, just need to find someone willing.

@lcdc: That's a good suggestion, thanks!  They were just re-accredited, so I think they even have all of the books and everything still out.

So I was looking through the NAEYC Accreditation criteria (thanks for the tip lcdc!!) and here is what it says with regards to CDs:

"A health provider’s authorization is required for the use of cloth diapers because research data show that the additional handling involved with use of cloth diapers in child care increases the risk of environmental contamination and consequent spread of infection. The criterion is designed to minimize the use of cloth diapers unless there is a documented medical reason for their use." - NAEYC 5.A.08

I'm hoping that will help my case and anyone else who uses a military CDC refusing to allow CDs. They all strive for NAEYC Accreditation, so this may help sway them.

Sources:

http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hcci/common/pdf/naeyc/standard_5_naeyc_criterion.pdf

http://oldweb.naeyc.org/selfstudy/pdf/Additional_Guidance_Accreditation.pdf

@MightySapphire:  I find their studies on environmental contamination suspect.  I'm sorry you are having to deal with this.

Update:

Turns out the Director was out sick.  The woman who filled in for her felt the need to try to enforce a policy (that doesn't exist).

Talked with the Director today, she assured me that along with the doctor's note and following specific disposal practices, cloth diapers are perfectly acceptable.

Good thing she felt that way, since I contacted the Program Manager in D.C. about it and she said the same thing.  ;-)

@Mrs. Spring: Oh yeah.  Mama Bear was definitely in full force!  I do feel a little bad that the Director had to deal with it.  Clearly someone was just stirring it up while she had the "authority" to do it.  Even though she actually didn't have the authority.  If that was my subordinate, I would give her a verbal lashing.  She should have waited until the Director returned and let her deal with it.