I, on the other hand, can see why the provider wouldn't want this. Was the mother going to continue this for a month, 6 months, a year??? It is hard enough to get an infant on a schedule, never mind, having to wait for a parent to come feed that infant everyday. What happens when the mother is late, and the baby is screaming. Yes, it does effect the entire daycare. If the mom wants to breastfeed, than pump and send with baby. Also, this would cause another huge adjustment to the baby, when the mom stops doing this. And the provider would have to re-train the child all over again. I am all for breastfeeding, however, from my experience, the breastfed babies are usually the hardest to get onto a schedule. The quicker they get scheduled, the happier the baby is. If the mom wants to breastfeed so desparately, then maybe she should re-consider her priorities and stay home with baby.

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