*janjag*

gumiberg

how did the transition to milk go?

did you get your girls down to just 16oz? 

janjag

went really well as far as them liking milk.  they like!  we're not down to 16oz though... more like 20oz. 

we are down to 3 bottles (from 4) - 7:30am, 3:45pm and 7:45pm.  they really weren't taking much milk with lunch, so i switched to water in a sippy at lunch.

i'd like bedtime not to be so bottle dependent... they LOVE that bottle, and go right to sleep after (usually - not tonight!).  i'd like it to be a smaller bottle and snack, or for them to eat a bigger dinner at 6:30.  but, i think i'm dreaming - they are getting pickier and pickier.

another prob with milk is they are both fighting constipation.  they each have hard poops in the morning.  so, i give water/juice many times/day.  getting down to 16oz will probably help.

also, i'm a wuss and still heat the milk a little, just to take the chill off.  they boycott when i give it cold.

well, that's my novel on milk!  ha ha.  i've been trying to give them bagels w/cream cheese, but so far not working, and i end up eating it... as i suspected would happen. 

gumiberg

bagels w/ cream cheese is my babies favorite food!!

we are introducing milk in a few weeks...i am scared.   not sure why i am scared, i guess just because its a milestone.  and because i have no idea what i am doing!

my kids are also getting pickier...sometimes they barely eat!

janjag

well, you've been doing ebm right?  that IS a big adjustment.  not just changing what you're feeding them, but a change in what your body means to them and, to your yourself too.  

big congratulations to you! 

do you pump/bottle feed at all?  maybe you can do 50/50 in bottles for a week.  or, in some way make it gradual. 

i finally had mild success with toast this morning.  i mean TOAST - is that such a difficult food??   vivienne mostly sucked the blueberry preserves off the toast and spit it back out.