Sunday, March 7, 2010
Weaning: Lauren 100 parents 0
This weaning thing isn't working so well. It started out good with her taking her sippy of the formula and then breastfeeding after. Well it didn't take her long to notice that if she didn't drink all the formula I would just feed her. So she got to the point that she wont' take any. Figures that she figured it out sooner than I did. So Tony decided last night that we won't let this happen and that she has to drink it before getting me. This resulted in her going to sleep without anything last night. Then waking at 11 and having a temper tantrum till 2:30 when all she was offered was the formula. She went back to sleep till 7. Oddly this is the best she has slept in a while. Then this morning she refused it again and had her morning nap with nothing. I tried once she woke up with some fruit as she really doesn't even want solids during the day and she refused all of that. She did have 2oz of water from her cup though. It is now 3:30 and all she has had to eat since yesterday at 3 is 3oz of formula, 2oz of water and one bite of fruit. I feel like I am starving her. I feel awful. She is down for her second nap of the day though and I am surprised she can sleep. I do feel bad cause she has a bit of a cold she is battling but I have to have her weaned by April 1st. I have never done this before and I feel awful. If I ever have another kid they will be given a bottle every day. They will also get formula every so often. Even though I hate to do it I can't go through this again. I feel like I am torturing her. I just don't know what to do!
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I'm sorry Paige. I have no more advice except be strong...and I've heard of parents just going cold turkey - eventually the baby does give in!!!
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