Here is the plan:
1. Stop Messing Around!
I am determined to wean my one-year-old from nursing! So much so, I gave Oliver Cows milk today. Damn right I did! I put a little in his sippy cup at breakfast. He not only drank it, he survived! He didn't seem to love it or hate it, or even realize that soon that would be his only milk. As far as I am concerned, I took a major step in the right direction.
2. Cut out one feeding, even if that means a nap time!
I have been monitoring our schedule closely to see what will be the best feeding to cut out. I thought the late afternoon would be best, but over the last two days the mid morning nap might just be the one to forgo.
The unfortunate thing is that what really appears to be the easiest feeding to cut out, is his first one of the day when he wakes up. I could get him right out of bed, give him a sippy of milk and then breakfast, but I am afraid my boobs will explode by his nap time after nearly 16 hours of not nursing!
Plus, Ollie is so hungry when he wakes up he does great nursing. It's the feeding at his mid-morning and mid-afternoon naps he is indifferent too, or really not very focused, just nursing to fall asleep. I may cut out his mid-morning nap and start having him take only one nap a day at mid-afternoon. I don't know if he can stay awake that long, or if I can handle that many hours straight of a busy toddler. Did I mention he is climbing the walls now??
Regardless, my goal is by next Friday to have this figured out and him down to three feedings a day! Morning, once during the day and nite nite time.
3. Stay focused on the goal!
So far I have learned that it is super easy for me to just nurse Ollie to sleep to get him down for a nap instead of let him cry in his crib at nap time. I know, no real surprise there. I need to keep reminding myself, Oliver is not the first baby to wean off nursing, kids survive this all of the time.
4. Continue to pray that miraculously he goes along with the plan, and makes this whole weaning thing easy.
I still cannot get over the fact that I fought like hell to get my milk up to a level to nurse, and now I am going to fight like hell to get my son and my milk down from nursing. This has got to be one of natures cruel jokes!
5. I'm afraid if I keep this up, my boobs will look like hers...
 |
| poor girl! |
Please vote for Ollie, FTD and Me!
Just one quick click below (Daily!!) and your vote is cast!
