On Wednesday night, I decided that it was time for Hannah to give up her bottles. She's almost 15 months and now drinks great from a sippy cup so there's really no reason she needs one other than comfort.
The first two nights were great! It took an hour or so for her to finally zonk out, but she did it. She slept like a champ through the night both times and we were relieved it was soooo easy. Then there was the third night. She cried for a couple of hours before bed and didn't fall asleep until 9 or 10. It was so hard to let her cry when I knew just what she needed, but I really felt like it was time for her to be done with the "ba-ba". She proceeded to wake up just about every hour on the dot crying and I knew what for, but I didn't give in!
Then there was last night. Seems to me that the more nights you go without sleep the more willing you are to give in and give your kid what he/she needs/wants no matter what. I didn't feel like battling anymore and at 4am and she got a bottle. That lasted about 5 min and then the crying started again.
So, now I'm confused. Hannah does have a little cold, but maybe her ear infection's back? The bottle didn't seem to do the trick last night. Oh, who knows?! I'm going to give it a whirl without the bottle again tonight and see what happens.
When in doubt...ask the pediatrician. And that's what I'm going to do tomorrow at her 15 month check up. :) Experienced moms, any advice?
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