I am sharing this picture because this is what my life have revolved around for the past 3 days.
Ty has had a lot of trouble sleeping at night and nap time in his new room. We moved him a couple of weeks ago and he has done very well. He got a cold this last weekend and ever since then he has regressed. The past couple of nights I have ended up sleeping with him in his room just so everyone can get some sleep. We tried the first night letting him cry it out but he kept everyone awake. Another issue is the darn bottle! I know we need to stop giving it to him, I just know it is going to be really hard. Any ideas? I know it's going to be painful anyway we do it.
It was pretty easy for us because our dog bit the nipple off and that was it. Now if I could get rid of his tuk. I started putting it up during the day and giving it to him at night. Now if I could just potty train him -- He says no mommy! He also still sleeps with us -- he has a little bed by us but he still sleeps with mommy. He is the last and I so don't want him to grow up. LOL
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Wish I could help you with the bottle thing...both of my boys gave it up on their own. Getting rid of my one-year-old's pascifier...that's a whole other story : (
ReplyDeleteOh girl! I have heard of the pacifier fairy! Maybe you could try the bottle fairy! You prepare him for it by telling him that the fairy will come during the night and leave fairy dust (glitter), kind of like the tooth fairy. As far as sleeping, my almost 2yr old is still in my bed and Dad is still on the couch! She was a breast baby & it was an easy habit to start! Next stop for us. Potty Training and getting Daddy back in bed w/ Mommy! Fun!
ReplyDeleteI say cold turkey. I love ShaRhonda's idea about the fairy dust. But it is gonna be hard no matter what you do, just like you said. So cold turkey may be the quickest way to get it over with.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!!
I'm just not sure he would understand the fairy thing yet. I'm thinking you're going to have to go cold turkey. You might just hide all the bottles and tell him they are all gone and let him go look for himself.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, no matter what you do it is going to be hard for ALL of you!!
By by-golly he looks so stinkin cute laying there with that bottle. He looks like a baby instead of a toddler. :)
ok...have to admit since my older 2 were 10 months apart i didnt bother with the first and did both of them when the second one turned one. basically i just got rid of them all one night while they were sleeping and didnt give them a choice...
ReplyDeletethe younger one could have cared less, the 22 mo old cried and searched for bottles for about a week and i havent heard anything about them since
getting them out of my bed was waaayyy harder....
steff
I'm a big softie when it comes to bottles. I let my kids give them up on their own. As long as they brush their teeth after drinking from the bottle, I don't see the harm. It's funny because I'm a tough mom on other issues, but not the bottle. :)
ReplyDeleteEven sick and cranky, he is so cute!
OH man, I had to do that 3 times with 3 kids and it was so miserable, I totally blocked it out. Good luck! ;)
ReplyDeletePoor little guy. Let him keep it a while.
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Ugh..poor guy :o( Poor you!!! Stay consistant in whatever route you take. This too shall pass~
ReplyDeleteIt was very difficult to wean Delaney from her bottle so we just picked a day and went cold turkey. It was a very long day for all of us but she finally gave in and started drinking from a cup that evening. The next day, she wanted a bottle when she first woke up but gave in and took the cup without much of a fight. Good luck! I know it's hard...especially with the last one. :(
ReplyDeleteI truthfully can't remember how I did it. It has been too many years. They were both nursed and I did not use the bottles much anyway. So I guess it was not an issue. My daughter-in-law is still struggling with the pacifier issue. Her blog is here http://lauferfamilylovestory.blogspot.com/ if you want to check it out and read what she is doing. Good luck with the bottle thing. I know it is not easy.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's not easy, whether it's for the first, the second... the last kid! You say that you have to be tough, but... Sorry, but I have no "lessons" to give. I guess we did it all wrong, but finally, the end result is not that bad!
ReplyDeletepoor little guy! I tagged you on my blog!
ReplyDeleteMichelle...no advice for ya(you already got lots of good advice) but wanted to say i cant wait till the Okie hoe down!!!
ReplyDeleteAw, the poor baby! How old is Ty? I didn't have any trouble breaking my girls of the bottle habit. They were both nursed for about 10 months, when they both decided they'd had enough of mom's boobs, and never truly got attached to their bottle. I think they were off it completely by 12 or 13 months.
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Poor guy! We went cold turkey with the bottle at age 1 and the binky by 15 months. It's painfulfor about 2 days. Good luck!
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