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The Adventures of Motherhood with Twin Boys
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Night Weaning
Besides the fact that I am exhausted, the weaning process is going well. The dairy elimination diet is working. Brodie is no longer anemic. His iron levels are normal. He no longer has an upset stomach. Best of all, his sleep at night has improved. We still have a way to go before I can say Brodie and Lucas are weaned. Night weaning Brodie has been tiring. He is still waking up every 2-3 hours with the expectation that I will nurse him back to sleep. He goes to sleep at 7 PM with Lucas. Each time he wakes up within the 2-3 hour time frame, I offer him a bottle, and rock him back to sleep. Sounds easy, NOT! He pitches a little fit every time, but eventually sleep over takes him, and I return him back to his crib. Usually around 1 AM, he awakes again. Considering this is about his 3rd time waking up, he finally gives in and takes the bottle drinking 4-5 oz of soy formula. Once he falls asleep, we both get the best sleep of the night, until around 5 AM when I awake to a duet of crying. Brodie and Lucas both wake up together every morning and cry big tears until they get what they want most...to nurse with Mommy.
I am nursing them before they go to bed at night, when they first wake up in the morning, and at least 3-4 other times throughout the day. Breast feeding averages 5-6 times per day. They eat 3 solid meals a day with 2 snacks. They are starting to increase the amount of milk they drink from cups during the day. It seems like our daily focus is drinking milk, eating food, and decreasing nursing gradually. We add in play, naps, and suddenly the day is nearly over, and its time to begin the bed time routine and start everything all over again. No, I rarely get to take a nap. So by 7 PM when Brodie and Lucas are asleep, I can barely function due to fatigue. Night, Night! I'm off to bed before Brodie wakes me up. 0 comments from 0 users
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