Formula and Potty Training

Well, it seems like a lot has happened since the last time I posted but not a lot of time has gone by. I have been working for the last two weeks, potty training Aidan and have changed to formula for Jaxon. Last weekend was when we made the food change for Jaxon. You may be wondering why I switched ? The short answer: I'm not super Mom. The long answer: Nursing seems to drain me physically; keeping me exhausted all the time. Jax was getting up at least twice a night and I have started back to work and trying to potty training Aidan. Something had to give. I was noticing that I was snapping (for no reason other than being tired) at both Jamie and Aidan and I don't think it is fair to them. This way Jamie can help out with feeding Jaxon during the day and sometimes in the middle of the night. Our hope though is that once he gets use to the formula he will start sleeping through the night. Jaxon has adjusted well to the formula. At first he was not pooping all that much and you could tell he was trying but after a day he was good to go. He had no problem with change at all. He was use to the bottle because we had given him breast milk from a bottle on numerous occasions. It is me that is having to deal with the change. My chest is still working on getting rid of the milk and so I am still in a bit of pain. Personally I don't think any women should have to go through this. It is not fun. Every time I try to hold either of my boys I have to be so careful as to how I hold them so that they don't kick me. I am trying to be careful so that I don't develop mastitis. I think that I have received the short end of the stick in this situation. I know it will go away soon but until then it is not fun. Anyone got any ideas as to what I can do to help the pain??? Oh the joys of potty training. Some of you might be thinking why have you started it now? The answer is simple: I didn't want to have to work 24 + hours a week, run after two boys and always be running Aidan to the bathroom on my own. So, doing it now provides me an extra pair of hands....DADDY! I am so thankful I have had Jamie home to help me out.

Aidan has done well. We have been doing it for two weeks now and we definitely are not perfect but he is doing it. He started out being willing to tell us when he needed to go but in the last couple of days it seems that we have regressed. He doesn't seem to tell us much anymore when he needs to go and if he does have an accident he doesn't seem to care. I know I shouldn't be surprised by this regression as it is probably normal but it can be frustrating. We bought him some pull-ups for when we go out and for naps but they are the ones that give you a cool sensation when you pee and the last couple of times when he is napping he has woke up crying early from his nap and what we think has happened is that he has peed when asleep and then is startled awake by the cold feeling in his crotch. Hopefully he can get over that startling feeling....it is definitely doing its job but for him it is just a bit late :)

Our goal is that we will not have to buy another Costco size box of diapers for him anymore and that by the end of August he will have be able to go through the day without too many messes and then we will work on naps and nighttime after we have daytime conquered.