Day 2-4 (milk & bottles)

So far its been trial and error but one thing that you have to do is make sure your husband is on the same page as you!! lol
Its been hard to cut the bottle back since right now we are in a heat wave. Rylen doesn't drink enough fluids from sippy cups so we have been putting water in his bottle. First things first, cut back the amount of milk (for health reasons) and then we can deal with the bottle.

Rylen has a full bottle of milk at least 3 times a day and 2 at night and if he does need more we have been mixing half of it with water or just giving him straight water. He is also eating a little more now which is GREAT! Before I even think about giving him a bottle I offer him some nice cold fruit (fresh or frozen) or cucomber. I have been finding that it ties him over for an extra hour but then the grumpiness hits! Rylen will get very upset and grumpy if he doesn't have a bottle but as soon as he drinks it, he is as happy as can be!!

Yesterday we tried giving him his milk in a spill proof cup with a straw (the ones from a restaurant) and he drank half of it! The problem with the sippy cups is that no matter how much the company tells you that they are leak and spill proof- they are not!! Rylen loves to dump his upside down and shake the water or juice out and then plays in it. No wonder Andrew had to steam clean the carpets yesterday!!

Tomorrow I'm going to try something new. I'm dividing 2 cups of milk into his bottles and that is all he is going to get for the day. Some of them will have water in them to top it off and the dinner bottle will just be straight milk to hopefully full him up enough for bedtime. If he wants more I guess I'm going to have to deal with a cranky child and just keep putting food in front of him and to try and distract him. If that goes well, then I will cut back some of the bottles and give him straight water. Im hoping that at the end of next week he will only be drinking 2cups of milk a day!