The Week So Far

Okay, warning: Another blog about weaning Anna. I spent a wise 20 bucks on Tuesday and went and saw my therapist. We talked a lot about Anna and my health and everything. She really put things in perspective, as she seems to always do. So on Tuesday night, after enduring a wild feeding session which involved Anna biting me and laughing, I thought, and why am I so sad this is ending??? I decided that I would nurse her, brush her teeth, and get her to sleep without nursing (for the first time in 28 months). This is what I should have been doing all along. It took 1 and a half (at least) hours, but she finally fell asleep with me sitting up holding her. My throat was raw from all of the storybook reading and lullaby singing. I was so tired I could not think of the tune to ABC's. Really. I could remember the alphabet, thankfully! She finally fell asleep in the middle of a very long story I had made up about her Webkinz having a Belle princess tea party and slumber party. So this was progress! She still nursed during the early morning hours (like 3 AM and on) but at least she had those hours without milk sitting on her teeth, and I also feel better about leaving her with Dave. If I can get her to sleep with no nursing, I know he can get her to sleep. Last night, she lasted until midnight before she fell asleep. But there was no screaming or fit throwing. She just accepted that she could not nurse, and it just took her a really long time to fall asleep. So I am feeling a lot more positive than I did at the beginning of the week that I can wean her. I am still sort of sad and uncertain about the whole thing. But it needs to be done.