okay, so i am at loss. we have been on one bottle a day for about a month now. my 14 month old son gets one bottle as the last thing before bed. he doesn't fall asleep on it and falls asleep independently after i put him in the crib. we decided to move the bottle earlier in the night routine so that we can eventually switch that bottle to a sippy cup. so tonight, we proceeded as normal with his bedtime routine...he had a bath, jammies and then bottle and stories...the only difference was that i had the lights dim as opposed to having the lights off. i was planning on letting him have his bottle as i read to him, then lights off, rock for a minute or two and then into the crib. well, my son completely refused the bottle...not one ounce was taken. was it just because the lights were on? it was at the same time he normally has his bottle. so after several attempts to get him to drink, i turned off the lights, rocked him for a minute, and put him in the crib. i am SO afraid he is going to bed hungry. he has never refused a bottle before bed? i feel so guilty putting him to bed w/o his 8 ounces of milk and i'm also afraid that this may produce earlier wakings. we are already dealing with early wakings (sometimes it's before 6am) and i can't handle anything earlier than what we are already dealing with. please, please give me suggestions on a better night routine. and what should i do if he refuses milk altogether? thanks so much.
