Leah Remini Daughter Bottle, Leah Remini's admission that her nearly 4-year-old daughter was still on the bottle and having 6 or more at night, sparked quite a bit of debate. Leah is happy to announce that her daughter has been weaned and she's got more good news!
Update and interview after the jump
Here's an excerpt from Leah's blog:
Thank you all for your messages of encouragement, love and most of all~your help!!! this is the reason i wanted to this, because now I have connection to other moms/dads who go through in some way what I am going through. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I wanted to tell you guys though, that Sofia is OFF the bottle. and I NOW see why this was so important to do!!! She eats.. FOOD! REAL FOOD YOU GUYS!!!! she says ‘I want to eat Mommy”…. I never could have imagined this life. we have donated the “Babbas” and she is doing so well. she is sleeping THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!! you see we did this show last month. And because we were going to NYC, my mom decided she was going to try it! and it worked! Just last night, Sofia said “Mommy, please get the bottles back from the babies you gave them to” and I told her that, that wouldnt be right to do to those little babies. she agreed. it was tough when we got back home from NYC, but when i saw Sofia didnt die…:) it made it so much easier. I was wrong… you all were right… it has changed her life for the better….
Thanks again so much for the love…so needed and so appreciated.
Hey, none of us are perfect parents - and I bet it took a lot for Leah to openly admit that her child was still drinking from a bottle and having so many at bedtime. And sometimes we get into ruts and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now, her little girl can enjoy real food!
Leah and husband Angelo Pagan also spoke with US Weekly (before Sofia was weaned from the bottle) and here it is in part. The rest of the article is here.
What bossy behavior does Sofia show?
LR It starts with her waking up. She doesn't want the curtains opened right away; the light bothers her. She likes to dance to classical music. She wants a Popsicle for breakfast? She gets a Popsicle for breakfast. The kid has learned to reason. It's very hard to argue with the cuteness of a 3-year-old saying, "But it's strawberries. It's good for your body." It's tough.
And if you say no?
LR It's a lot of crying. She just recently started a new thing where she says we ruined her whole life. All three years of it! But if we give her the Popsicle, she'll say, "I love my mommy and daddy so much." She'll pull you in for a hug or a kiss. When she dances or puts on little shows, I feel like that is her way of giving back.
And she has slept with you since infancy?
LR The way it started was we were rocking her to sleep and had to put her in her crib at exactly the right time or she would wake up. She would see us leave and then get up and cry. One night we were rocking her, and we lay down out of sheer exhaustion. She rolled off to the middle and never left.
Is she in her own bed now?
LR It isn't an option. She thinks our bed is her bed.
Tell Us about the bottles. She demands them?
AP Sofia got one over on us.
LR She figured out a way to keep the bottle. She said, "Don't give me milk. Give me Lactaid." And how cute is that? We said, "That is still milk," so she said, "Give me water."
Does your pal J.Lo let her get away with this?
LR She is a natural mother. Sofia doesn't pull that crap with Jennifer! Jen says, "No, you're going to eat a little something." As soon as I walk in the room, Sofia says she wants a bottle.
And at night, she wants many bottles, correct?
AP On a rough night, it will take three bottles just to get her out.
LR It will consist of one milk bottle, followed by three water bottles. Then refilling those. Then changing her diaper at 12 when she asks for a bottle.
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