After Lilah and Jaxon's 1 year well visit appointment, Dr. Delaney suggested to end all bottles feedings. We had already weened them off of bottles during the day. Lilah and Jaxon were only receiving their early am bottle (4:30 am, right before our workout) and their evening bottle (9:30 am, right before our bedtime), but after the Dr. visit, I felt it was time to say good-bye to bottles. I have always been a fan of "cold turkey". Whether it be bottle weening, passie plucking, or potty training. WHY in the world would anyone allow their child a small taste of something that they are so addicted to? I was sad to see the bottles go. After all, this is what kept them a "baby", but I was excited for a new milestone and thankful to be saying GOOD-BYE to formula.
We figured out how many bottles Lilah and Jaxon were fed, since the day they were born, and how much we spent in formula. Are you ready for this?
Amount of bottles: 4,420
Average Yearly Cost of Formula: $4,744.00
Lilah and Jaxon's last bottle was on May 4, 2010. I think the adjustment went really well. I believe they missed the temperature of the milk (hot to cold) more than they missed the sucking aspect. On the morning of their last bottle, Lilah woke up first and Darren had already left for work, so I allowed her to feed herself so I could snap away. By the time Jax woke up, Kaitlyn was here. Of course, she had to be the one to feed him his last "baabaa".
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