Progress

Day 5 of the Bottle Battle. Yesterday actually went much better than expected. Tuesday he fought for about 30 minutes before giving in. Yesterday was only about 5! I again *deprived* him of his morning nap so he'd be too exhausted to really fight and it worked. I tried giving it to him before bedtime but he started really fighting again. I think I may unintentionally be teaching him that bottle time is at 12pm, so we'll have to change things up every now and then so we don't get stuck in a rut. The point of having a bottle is so I can leave and he'll take it at any time during the day!

Today went even better. I kept him on his normal schedule and then offered him the bottle when he woke up. He did his usual clamped mouth and turned his head away, but I gently stuck my finger in his mouth to pry it open and get the bottle in. He pushed it out a bit, but then took it quite easily. I can't tell you how excited I am that this hasn't taken nearly as long as I thought it would!!! I think tomorrow I'm going to give it to him at his 4pm feeding to help him learn that bottle time isn't just at noon. Here's hoping!!!