Hey there Boy Boy!
Recently, Mommy and Daddy have a new mission, which is to train you to use a bottle. Mommy will be going to work soon, and will no longer be able to act as your food source the entire day. However, things have not been as smooth sailing as we hoped.
We did a little reading up, and found out that it is better for Mommy to go far far away when Daddy is bottle-feeding, so that you will not be tempted to feed from the familiar and reject the bottle. So for our first attempt, Mommy hid in the room. (Okay, so I peeked a little, but I don't think you can see me, right?) Unfortunately, you didn't know what to do with the bottle nipple in your mouth, and couldn't get the hang of sucking it. Before long, you got frustrated and started wailing, as if to say: I am hungry! Where's the milk and what is this rubbery thing you are trying to stuff in my mouth? *angry tiger growl*
So attempt #1 = Fail... Mommy had to step in to feed you instead.
Boy Boy did improve over the next few attempts... you figured out how to suck from the bottle, but sometimes you will forget, become frustrated and show your (very loud) protests. There were also good and bad days. Some days you will totally reject the bottle without even trying while others you will be super obedient and finish the whole bottle, to Daddy and Mommy's delight! We learnt that we need to pick the right times to test the bottle on you, during the times of the day when you are most contented, which is usually in the mornings.
Right now, you are doing two bottles a day, which is pretty good. But you will still want to drink from Mommy as a source of comfort after the second bottle, otherwise you will show us your "colours" again. I guess we will just have to take things one step at a time, and hopefully we will have enough time to transit you to the bottle.
Recently, Mommy and Daddy have a new mission, which is to train you to use a bottle. Mommy will be going to work soon, and will no longer be able to act as your food source the entire day. However, things have not been as smooth sailing as we hoped.
We did a little reading up, and found out that it is better for Mommy to go far far away when Daddy is bottle-feeding, so that you will not be tempted to feed from the familiar and reject the bottle. So for our first attempt, Mommy hid in the room. (Okay, so I peeked a little, but I don't think you can see me, right?) Unfortunately, you didn't know what to do with the bottle nipple in your mouth, and couldn't get the hang of sucking it. Before long, you got frustrated and started wailing, as if to say: I am hungry! Where's the milk and what is this rubbery thing you are trying to stuff in my mouth? *angry tiger growl*
So attempt #1 = Fail... Mommy had to step in to feed you instead.
Boy Boy did improve over the next few attempts... you figured out how to suck from the bottle, but sometimes you will forget, become frustrated and show your (very loud) protests. There were also good and bad days. Some days you will totally reject the bottle without even trying while others you will be super obedient and finish the whole bottle, to Daddy and Mommy's delight! We learnt that we need to pick the right times to test the bottle on you, during the times of the day when you are most contented, which is usually in the mornings.
Right now, you are doing two bottles a day, which is pretty good. But you will still want to drink from Mommy as a source of comfort after the second bottle, otherwise you will show us your "colours" again. I guess we will just have to take things one step at a time, and hopefully we will have enough time to transit you to the bottle.
P/S: Boy Boy, you are still feeding every two hours! So hungry ah... When will you consider feeding less frequently? Or else Daddy and Mommy very hard to go watch movie leh...
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