Bottle weaning attempt 2

Attempt 2 of weaning my daughter off of her bottle is tonight.

After my first failed attempt, I did what all sleep deprived, crazy people do. I turned to FB groups for a solution.

There were some interesting suggestions, my favourite being that, the moon, stars and mars have to be alignment (who knew), some people tried to sell me special bottles and unfortunately 1 mom "mommy shamed" me because I was weaning my 1 year off her night-time bottles. Come on moms, let's stop that already!

Nevertheless, there was also a lot of great advice offered, which I have gathered, analysed and brought in to play for tonights "battle of wills".

And just as a back up, I will be rocking my own version of Rambo tonight. Girl Rambo or as I like to call it... Grambo....

Edit: googled Grambo and according to the urban dictionary it mean Rambos grandmother..... I may feel a billion years old thanks to sleep deprivation but I think we need a name change....

Let's go with mombo, yes mombo sounds good, mom plus Rambo = mombo - or not. Don't Google that....

I shall now call it Girambo (doubled checked, that's not a word but it is now!💪)

Anyway I'll update on how tonights Girambo, battle of wills, event goes.

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School holidays

It’s day 18 of what can only be described as a hostage situation…. Also known as “school holidays”. Day 1: This is wonderful! Almost a whole month with my two kids under 3. Day 2: Ok so the house has been destroyed by mini versions of myself but it’s ok, I’ll do a clean up twice a day. Day 3: TV time rules are now out the window. Day 4: Give out a few Christmas gifts early in exchange for 5 minutes of silence. Day 5: What the hell is that smell? Oh wait, that’s me…. Day 6: What day is it? Can I have a nap please. Day 7: Check in with fellow moms, I am not alone, everyone’s over the holidays now…. Day 8: I now understand why my mom used to send me to my aunts for school holidays. Day 9: Christmas Eve, try to go for a last minute shop before Christmas Day…. Buy each kiddo another toy to avoid shop meltdown. Day 10: Christmas Day, granny exhausted kids, Granny for the win! Day 11: Toys EVERYWHERE Day 12: Cake for breakfast? Day 13: I’ve forgotten what it’s like to go to the toi...

Beauty on a budget tip.....

Coconut oil! Uses : - Body moisturizer - Add sugar = luxurious body scrub - Pour straight into bath (time saving tip here too, as you won't need to spend time moisturizing after your bath.) - Great for your hair, leave in over night and wash out the next day. - Can be used for cooking - If your significant other is acting up, throw the tub at him. (This one's a joke, don't do this....) - Helps with stretch marks. Really there's so much that you can do with coconut oil. And the great news is, it's not expensive and a 1 litre container lasts me about a year.

Tips for First Time Moms....

******UPDATES IN PINK****** Labour pain : feels like the worst period pain you've ever had, lasts a while then goes away, comes back for a while goes away. Start timing the duration of the pain experienced and the time between when there's no pain. Water Breaking : Literally feels like a "pop", then instant release of pressure, followed by TONS of liquid, sit on the toilet and once you're ready to go to the hospital put a thick sanitary pad in your underwear. After birth : bath with salt in the water, it will burn but it will help the healing process. Also in case you don't already know, you'll continue bleeding for at least a month after birth. So stock up on pads. Don't worry about stocking up on size1,2 & 3 diapers, you'll quickly move to size 4 and then 5, stock up on size 5.... believe me. Breastfeeding : I could only breastfeed both of my kids for 5 days. There's absolutely no shame in not being able to breastfeed. Some of us can...

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