Cold Turkey...
Well, I decided to go cold turkey and take away mimi for good. For reasons unknown to me, E decided that mimi was what she wanted to call her bottle and we've been struggling for some time now to take away mimi.
The pediatrician told me at the year check up not to worry about really pushing her until the 15 month check up so we just kept offering it to her. I've invested heavily in the sippy cup aisle at WalMart because we've tried every version imaginable. At the 15 month check up the pediatrician told me I might have to get more forceful about it. Well, the 18 month check up is 4/28 and I'm not going back without success!
Furthermore, I think mimi contributes to less solid food intake which contributes to aforementioned sleeplessness.
So, last week, we took away all daytime mimi. Car rides were not pleasant, but other than that, she only asked for it a couple of times and I explained that we didn't have mimi with us.
Well, last night I decided that I would no longer give her mimi in the night. She woke up several times and was fairly mad a couple of times, but I just kept telling her it was night - night. Beak was saving lives last night so it was a long night for me.
Hopefully, when I pick her up from Ms. Lisa today she will report that E drank wholeheartedly and repeatedly from her pretty purple cup with handles! Really, who wouldn't want to drink from a pretty purple cup with handles!?!
The pediatrician told me at the year check up not to worry about really pushing her until the 15 month check up so we just kept offering it to her. I've invested heavily in the sippy cup aisle at WalMart because we've tried every version imaginable. At the 15 month check up the pediatrician told me I might have to get more forceful about it. Well, the 18 month check up is 4/28 and I'm not going back without success!
Furthermore, I think mimi contributes to less solid food intake which contributes to aforementioned sleeplessness.
So, last week, we took away all daytime mimi. Car rides were not pleasant, but other than that, she only asked for it a couple of times and I explained that we didn't have mimi with us.
Well, last night I decided that I would no longer give her mimi in the night. She woke up several times and was fairly mad a couple of times, but I just kept telling her it was night - night. Beak was saving lives last night so it was a long night for me.
Hopefully, when I pick her up from Ms. Lisa today she will report that E drank wholeheartedly and repeatedly from her pretty purple cup with handles! Really, who wouldn't want to drink from a pretty purple cup with handles!?!
posted by JAB @ 1:19 PM
4 Comments:
At 4:04 PM,
NB-C said…
Not to burst the bubble, but Ib drank out of a bottle until I was 7...my Mom figured I'd give it up when I was ready...I did....don't be too hard on her.
At 6:39 AM,
The Notorious N.A.T said…
I'm all for the pretty purple cup, but really...couldn't we have a pretty pink cup?
NB-C, I'm filing that revelation away under "for later harassment."
At 7:55 AM,
JAB said…
NB-C, that's one of the funniest things I've ever learned about you!
At 11:33 AM,
NB-C said…
It's a true story! I even began filling up the bottle myself...I'm not ashamed of it...I turned out semi-normal...I am a bit orally aggresive though!
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