The four stages of weaning…

So I’ve determined due to my lack of nighttime rest, that there are four stages to nighttime weaning. The first stage is going from two nursings a night to one. The second is (and this was a problem caused by me falling asleep during nursings) weaning him to feel comfortable in his crib instead of our bed. The third is going from one nursing a night to none and the last is being able to put himself to sleep.

I’ve determined that this is going to be a long and hard process. We’re working on simultaneously doing the first two stages. It’s going ok…just ok. It’s been about a week now and I only feed him the first time he wakes up. The next however many times it happens, John or I will put him back to sleep. He always sleeps better and wakes up fewer times when he’s in our bed. It’s like he can’t get comfortable in his own. But I’m trying to be diligent with getting him back in the crib every time. I’m hoping to have completely night weaned within the next month. Well, when I first started writing this post, I was much more motivated. Now I’m completely tired because I’ve been up so long and have been out of the house much of the day…sorry for the abrupt ending!

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What has my baby eaten?

Okay, so this may not be a very interesting topic to most people, but I haven’t posted in a while and it’s the first thing that came to my mind. I’m going to list the stuff that our baby has eaten in the 3 months he’s enjoyed eating “normal” foods. Keep in mind, these are in no particular order.

Proteins: Turkey, chicken, egg yolks, ham

Grains: Puffs, rice cereal, oatmeal, mixed cereal, barley, pieces of pasta and pieces of rice, plain saltine crackers

Vegetables: Sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans, butternut squash, white potatoes

Fruit: Apples, pears, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, bananas, prunes, grape juice

Some of the things he hasn’t particularly enjoyed are peas, green beans, white potatoes, plain turkey or chicken, plain pasta. Some of the things he has really enjoyed have been: all of his fruits, sweet potatoes, carrots, and egg yolks.

He loves to feed himself, especially with crackers, egg yolks, and puffs. He’s definitely starting to get a little appetite on him. The only thing he’s eaten that has given him any sort of reaction is blueberries. He got a rash when he ate those straight, but is fine when he eats the blueberry puffs because they’re in such small quantities.

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