Last night, mostly out of exhaustion I continued with the "give bottle, hold until sleepy, put down" tactic and then let him cry until he fell asleep. Gratefully it was only about 10 minutes of crying and then he'd sleep. He got up 3 times, and one of those times we both had to leave the room so that he was alone to cry until he fell asleep, but he did it. We had to wake him up at 6.45am otherwise we were going to all be late getting out of the apartment this morning.
He did take the bottle each time. For him, he was drinking a lot -- 4 ounces each time. So, hopefully he gets that at night it's just bottle and not much mommy/daddy time and drinks up during the day. I really can't force him to drink any more or eat any more while he's awake. I mean, actually, he is eating every 1-2 hours. I would like to feed him less frequently but he's definitely more of a snacker than a meal-er. That's my doing since when he was much younger and we found out he had reflux, they told me to feed him smaller amounts more frequently. So I encouraged him to nurse more frequently, and consequently he'd take less. He's still on the meds for another week before we start weening him off that, but, look, whatever. It's going to work itself out.
He'll learn how to sleep on his own and eat when it's time. He'll go to school and dress himself and learn to use the potty.
But right now, right this minute, I'm totally and completely satisfied with what's going on.
All morning I've had the tune of "I'm So Pretty" (Sound of Music) in my head but with the words:
I'm so happy,
I'm so happy,
I'm as happy as happy can beeeee!
And I pity, any girl who isn't me to day.
Lalalalalalaaaa!
Also, I told this (below) to a close friend, who is also a mom, and it's the truth. It's not something that my kids will enjoy reading but for any other mom out there, here you go:
I forgot about what happens to your boobs when you are weening a baby. I remembered the being very full and pain, but I forgot the stage between when you're full and when you get your "regular" boobs back. I remembered they are, ultimately, more droopy and look really small for a few days. But in the meantime, it goes something like this:
One boob is all like, "We're done? Later!" The other one is all like, "Are you sure we're done? Are you really sure? I mean, you can still change your mind. I got some milk here. I can make more!"
(Glad I have my sage tea to help with the boob that just isn't getting the hint. And in case anyone reading this is interested, this is the No More Milk tea: http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/breastfeeding-support/no-more-milk-tea.html It works great. I don't get any benefit from sharing except in case someone uses it and it is helpful.)
He did take the bottle each time. For him, he was drinking a lot -- 4 ounces each time. So, hopefully he gets that at night it's just bottle and not much mommy/daddy time and drinks up during the day. I really can't force him to drink any more or eat any more while he's awake. I mean, actually, he is eating every 1-2 hours. I would like to feed him less frequently but he's definitely more of a snacker than a meal-er. That's my doing since when he was much younger and we found out he had reflux, they told me to feed him smaller amounts more frequently. So I encouraged him to nurse more frequently, and consequently he'd take less. He's still on the meds for another week before we start weening him off that, but, look, whatever. It's going to work itself out.
He'll learn how to sleep on his own and eat when it's time. He'll go to school and dress himself and learn to use the potty.
But right now, right this minute, I'm totally and completely satisfied with what's going on.
All morning I've had the tune of "I'm So Pretty" (Sound of Music) in my head but with the words:
I'm so happy,
I'm so happy,
I'm as happy as happy can beeeee!
And I pity, any girl who isn't me to day.
Lalalalalalaaaa!
Also, I told this (below) to a close friend, who is also a mom, and it's the truth. It's not something that my kids will enjoy reading but for any other mom out there, here you go:
I forgot about what happens to your boobs when you are weening a baby. I remembered the being very full and pain, but I forgot the stage between when you're full and when you get your "regular" boobs back. I remembered they are, ultimately, more droopy and look really small for a few days. But in the meantime, it goes something like this:
One boob is all like, "We're done? Later!" The other one is all like, "Are you sure we're done? Are you really sure? I mean, you can still change your mind. I got some milk here. I can make more!"
(Glad I have my sage tea to help with the boob that just isn't getting the hint. And in case anyone reading this is interested, this is the No More Milk tea: http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/breastfeeding-support/no-more-milk-tea.html It works great. I don't get any benefit from sharing except in case someone uses it and it is helpful.)
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