Well, we are on day three of weaning Maya from her before nap nursing session.  Day one and two went pretty well, I considered them very successful.  I can’t decide whether to call today a success or not. It was a success in that she is now sleeping, however, getting her to that point didn’t go as smoothly.

As with the last two days I did our pre-nap routine:

• Got her ready for her nap as usual; grabbed her blankie, gave the kitties a kiss, changed her diaper, set up her crib and closed the blinds in her room.
• Sat down in the chair in her room with her in my lap and read her a story.
• Gave her a big hug and a kiss and laid her down in her crib.

She was not interested in the story at all and asked to nurse a lot.  I put the book down since she didn’t want to listen to the story and she really started asking to nurse and even started crying.  I gently explained that “mommy’s milk” was all gone right now and she could do that later, before bed.  I then gave her a big hug and kiss and laid her in her crib.  She was really upset.  I stayed there with her for a couple of seconds and tried to comfort her and gave her another hug.  Knowing Maya I knew that staying in the room wasn’t going to help her so I said “I love you” and “Have a nice nap” and left the room.  She proceeded to cry for about 5-10 minutes then fell asleep.

So, success or no?  I think I’ll have to wait until tomorrow and see how that goes.  I didn’t expect this whole thing to run smoothly, she is pretty attached to nursing still.  I expect there to be a few bumps in the road but all in all I think it is going well so far.