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@T-Mom: Yesterday was bad because we had issues with the smoke detectors that woke her up in the middle of the night and made her more tired throughout the day to the point that she just wouldn't nap. But today has been good although I'm still working on getting her to eat for 30 minutes or less every couple of hours. She definitely likes the pacifier though!

I just wanted to update again. Yesterday she had three naps at about an hour each. They were all while laying on people but she only nursed to sleep for one. She also took 6 oz from a bottle Saturday which is a big improvement. Tomorrow I may get her to sleep in my arms then lay her down. Yay for progress!

@T-Mom: Another update! She's taking the bottle better everyday (sometimes too well as she prefers it over me). I get a little sad when she takes the bottle over me but she still prefers only me at night and in the morning which is what we were working towards.

I do feel to an extent like I'm giving up by trying to already cut her down to a few nursing sessions a day but we're taking it slowly and DH and I decided that me being happier (by being a little more free to move about/go places) will be more beneficial. Plus, she'll still get around three or four nursing sessions a day for the time being after we get her to take the bottle exclusively during the day.

She had a breakthrough the other day where she was able to take the bottle, play for a bit, and go to sleep without nursing once in that timespan!

Also, naps are becoming more regular and easier. There are still times when we go just past the 1.5-2 hour mark and she takes a while to get down but she's doing better. Most naps are still on me but for this morning's nap, I let her sleep on me for 30 minutes then put her in the swing and she went back to sleep.

Progress is slow but steady. I feel so much more confident that Thanksgiving won't consist of me sitting in the back room nursing with her (MIL was able to put her down for a nap when she visited and offered to do so if I became overwhelmed). She's also becoming more tolerant of noises while napping. I think by the beginning of the year we should be in a good place, especially with us talking to her pediatrician about how we think she's ready for solids next week!