Weaning and Distractions

This journey is now being looked at as an Adventure!

We have been continuing with our Night-Time Weaning! Now, we are working on disractions that work during the day-time.

1. Taking a walk
2. Eating a snack
3. Playing a game with Mommy
4. Doing something fun with siblings/Daddy
5. having breafast/lunch/dinner on time
6. BF only after bath-time
7. Let's watch tv

Any tips... Leave a comment.

Chow for now!

-NubianQueen

Nite #4 of Weaning!

Wednesday, the 13th

WEANING THE UGLY TRUTH:

Off to sleep and so it begins! It's like fighting in the middle of the night when you are already overly exausted! Lil guy falls asleep around 10:30pm...WooHoo!
*After bath
*Hair shampoo
*played in the park
*Good full tummy
We have our little route

Lil guy up as per usual 1am...Nurse him and tell him that is it till morning! Crying begins...one of his sisters Sleepy eyed Princess gets up and comes into my room to see if everything is all right. Yes, I say, thank you for checking in on us, sorry to wake you (go back to sleep). Little more crying and finally off to sleep for lil guy.

Weaning is like a ghostly fight in the middle of the night. Shear exaustion with no real memory of it in the morning! Any advice, I will take some...

Nite #3 of Weaning!

Well, my guest is that if I don't stick to it this time...My tot (whom I will affectionately call my "lil soldier boy") will be married with children before he give up the boob!

No really...my daughters had friends over this weekend for a sleep-over and he (lil soldier boy) was excited! We got down stairs and he was trying to lift up my shirt to show my boobs like they were his trophies! I was like...you know what! I don't think so!

People talk of no sleep or should I say little sleep. I've been a walking, talking, functions sleep deprived Soccer Mom for a very long time! My average is 3 hours of sleep (broken up of course), the next morning I just get up help with Homeschooling and pass out just after lunch. Yes, I've been taking naps, I'll admit it. Can't image life without the naps, my family and I would never have made it this long. We laugh alot! I even manage to smile...My secret, people think I'm getting a full night sleep! Boy, won't they be surprised if they ever stumble upon this blog!

Well chow for now!
Nubian

Night #2 of slow Weaning!

This is our #2 Nite attempting to wean my son from night time nursing! Back rubs seem to side track him for a few minutes. We are not stopping cold turkey! Slowly weaning from night time. We or I need to add to my sleep tank, it's been depleted for a while.