Four nights ago we removed Liam's beloved bedtime bottle from his life. It feels a bit cruel to pull away such a big part of his bedtime routine. He really adored his 'ba-ba' and would start asking for it from the moment we started to take him out of the bath tub each night. Those 8 ounces of warm, creamy milk were the transitioning drug to the land of nod. Keith was completely opposed to this 'weaning' as he is in denial Liam is growing up. I was alone in this quest towards 'big boy' habits!
The first night went well. The second night he didn't even ask about it. The next two nights he asked mournfully and let out a few wails of despair. I knew it had been too easy! At the church nursery on Sunday he spotted an empty baby bottle on the counter belonging to someone else and licked his chops and said 'num num'. Poor little mite!
But I shall see this through...there will be no going back! He'll be two in a few short weeks and there is simply no need to continue sucking on a bottle. He can suck on his soother instead. Stay tuned in a few months for the weaning story. It will be much more painful...I'm confident of that!
5 comments:
He's been a real champ! Good for you for staying strong!
Nothing worse that 3, 4 and 5 year olds sucking on bottles and binky's!
Or breast feeding!
I agree with both of the above! He's at just the right age! And fortunately he will not remember an ounce of any trauma, although you might. :)
I don't envy you the task, but good on ya' for sticking to your guns.
I'm just having trouble believing he's almost TWO already! How does this happen, darn it!
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