Everyone knows about the benefits of breast milk, so the young moms are struggling to feed their children breast. But there comes a time when a woman is given a huge amount of questions about how to stop breastfeeding, not to harm themselves or their baby. Psychologically, it is difficult to survive either, but that can not escape, so we'll show you how to wean the baby from breastfeeding.
When to wean a child from breastfeeding
There is no consensus yet. According to WHO recommendations, it is desirable to maintain breastfeeding up to two years. At the same time, for the child, the age of 1.5-2 years, the mother's milk should only be present to improve the immune system, brain, intestines. The main power must be "adult food".
Mammalogy think that breastfeeding in child nutrition must contain no more than 1.5 years. This is motivated by the fact that long-term feeding can badly affect the state Mamochkin chest. However, the same age at the birth of all the opposite happens, and continuing breastfeeding has a positive effect on the state of the mammary glands.
Psychologists believe that breastfeeding should continue for at least three years or until such time as the kid did not give up the breast. According to them, everything should happen only when the mother and baby will feel totally comfortable without damaging the psyche of each other.
When a child can pick up the chest:
- Basic milk teeth crumbs are formed by one and a half years, which means that he is quite capable on their own to chew food.
- In the daily diet toddler include three main meals, in addition, between them should be a few snacks chest.
- Baby eats the breasts are not more than four times a day.
- The kid can easily escape to the cartoon or game, if Mom refuses to give chest. If a child is satisfied with tantrums and crying bitterly, it is better to abandon his proposal for one or two weeks.
Wean from breastfeeding gradually
To reduce stress in a child, as well as the departure painless process milk from mom, breastfeeding you need to complete the steps. Breastfeeding mums know that the milk they produced no more than what is necessary for their child. Accordingly, when reducing the number of feeds, there will be less milk produced.
First, you need to replace one feeding, some time later - another. No need to hurry, all this should not happen quickly, so that the child time to get used to the change. It is not necessary to feed the baby between meals "real food", you need to distract him books, games or fruit. And so we need to continue until the child learns to fully abide without food during the day.
It remains to deal with the night feeding. The main thing - patience, as have a couple of nochek not sleep. When the baby will wake up, offer him vodichku, gently talking to him, but do not let the chest. Better when Daddy will be coming to the baby. Two or three nights, and your baby will sleep soundly until morning.
Wean the child from the breast - not an easy task. But do not give up. You need to set a goal and do not give up, no matter how difficult and sorry for the kid, no matter how wanted to catch up on sleep and rest, it is necessary to go to the last. We believe in you, you will be able to wean your baby from the breast.