Night one back in the crib was flawless. The child didn't cry. He woke up once around midnight and I was able to get him back to sleep within ten minutes sans boobage. Night two was downright miraculous. I nursed him till he was "ti-derd" and put him down awake, and abra cadabra - he fell asleep on his own without even a tear. He did wake up at three AM, but again, I was able to get him back to sleep without any boob. Although I did bring him back to bed with us this morning at seven in the hope that he would sleep in. And he did. Till NINE AM!
So all is right with the world again. At least with my little slice of it. And because I just now bragged to the internet, tonight is sure to be a total nightmare!
Running a boy ragged seems to help the bedtime routine, so this week alone we've hosted playgroup, visited the fountain in downtown San Ho and even been to the beach. It seems to be working.
I have a bunch of photos uploaded at Flickr but no idea how to link them here. Anyone know?
I truly hope that the nights continue to go well for you. Sleeping thru the night is one of the small miracles we've been blessd with since Bug was about 6 months old. A way to go with getting him back to sleep without "boobage"!
Posted by: BugsMom | July 24, 2005 at 02:08 PM
what is your flickr url?
Posted by: jenB | July 24, 2005 at 07:27 PM
Sounds like you're doing great. I didn't have to wean my guys. Ben disliked the way my milk tasted when I got pregnant with John, so he weaned himself at 12 months (devastating me, by the way). John was down to one nurse before naps at 22 months and one day he just said "No," and that was it. I wish I had more advice. I'd just say, be firm, get him down to once a day (not night), then cut him lose! Maybe take him to the store to buy some special sippy cups and to buy some special "big boy" milk? Give him lots of cuddles without the nursing, maybe during story time?
Posted by: Kris | July 25, 2005 at 12:11 PM