Day four of the weaning process and I am still sane, well for the most part.  I will call day four a success (and day three too).  She is peacefully sleeping after only about 15 minutes of whining, talking and calling “mama”.  Not bad.

I have decided to scrap the book reading idea for now.  Today I asked her if she wanted to read a story before nap and she said “no” and signed to nurse.  I said no and asked again if she wanted to hear a story.  She again said “no” and then pointed to her crib and said “bed”.  So, I put her in her bed after giving her a kiss and a hug.

After I left the room she did cry for a couple of minutes but then began talking to her stuffed animals and giving them kisses (I could hear her saying “maw”).  After a few minutes of that she called out “mama” a few times.  Which, for Maya, is very unusually since she never (or at least rarely) calls me “mama” or anything for that matter.  I didn’t go into her because I knew that wouldn’t help so I waited to see what she would do next.  She whined for a few minutes and then silence and sleep.

After four days I think she is doing pretty well.  I didn’t expect her to forget about nursing before naptime overnight.  She is pretty attached to nursing so I know it is going to take her a little bit of time to get used to the idea.  Hopefully within the next few days she’ll begin to get into the new routine.  I’m grateful we aren’t having any big battles, just a few tears.  I’ll definitely wait a few more weeks before I consider dropping another nursing session (we’re down to two now).