Monday, September 19, 2011

In need of mommy advice

okay all you mommies out there. I'm in need of advice -

Lincoln is now one (crazy I know). So now I need to get him off his formula and switch to whole milk. Today is day one of not giving him any formula so far. Luckily, Lincoln will drink whole milk, but not like he would with formula. He'll drink a couple ounces is all and then you I can tell he wants formula :(

Here is my problem. Lincoln's pediatrician suggested only giving Lincoln about 18 oz of milk a day. Lincoln isn't the greatest eater. He'll have a few bites then be done and then he'll want a bottle. How do I get him to eat more and what do I feed him? He'll eat mac and cheese and yogurt. He still can't seem to eat bread for some reason so sandwiches are out.

how did you transition your kiddos to just straight solid foods? How did you know if they got enough to eat? what do you feed them? and how often?

On top of that - Lincoln is transitioning his nap time. He use to take 3 naps a day.  Now his schedule is all over the place. Sometimes he'll go down for his morning nap at the time he usually went down a month or so ago, but then other days he'll go like 6 hours til he naps and sometimes he doesn't nap at all. How do you get a good nap schedule? Lincoln set his own {perfect} nap schedule before so I 'm not sure how to impliment a new schedule. I've tried just putting him in his crib at the same given time, but most of the time he'll just end up playing in his crib instead.

obviously i'm in the dark here. So ANY advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!!