Children grow up very quickly, so, it seems, most recently on the agenda was the question of how to adjust lactation , and today a young mother thinks about how to wean the baby from the breast. The topic is quite exciting, as it affects many aspects of interpersonal relations between mother and child, health status, household and family moments. In this article, let's try to figure out how to properly and painlessly wean the baby from the breast.
What is important to know before excommunication?
Termination of breastfeeding is a strictly individual decision. In this case, one can not rely on the advice of grandmothers, girlfriends and other well-wishers.
Exceptions are those cases when there are special indications, such as a mother's illness, forced departure and other circumstances incompatible with breastfeeding. All the rest, especially those mothers who feed the children for a long time, before weaning the baby, it is better to think carefully when and how to do it correctly.
So, the first and sometimes the most important question - how much to wean the crumb from the chest?
Unfortunately, there is no concrete age when the baby will be completely ready to give up mother's milk. For example, some pediatricians recommend continuing breastfeeding up to 2 years. The famous pediatrician Yevgeny Komarovsky recommends feeding up to 1 year, considering further feeding as inexpedient. If there is such a possibility, then the first six months the child should be exclusively on the chest, because during this period he is especially susceptible to infections and viruses. Some babies with the beginning of introduction of complementary foods themselves gradually refuse milk, while the mother does not have unnecessary worries.
Breaking with excommunication is better when:
- the baby is sick or his teeth are chapped;
- my mother does not feel well;
- my mother is not completely sure of her decision;
- on the street hot summer or an epidemic of viral and colds.
Basic Methods
If time is matched, mom and baby are ready for excommunication, you can choose two ways.
- One of them suggests a slow cessation of breastfeeding: a woman gradually replaces breastfeeding with other foods. It is best to start with daytime feeding, and after some interval to abandon the night. This technique is considered more sparing for the psyche of the baby, besides it is relatively safe for maternal health.
- Some mothers believe that it is painless to wean the baby from the breast abruptly. That is, one day, suddenly stop feeding your baby's breast. To tell you the truth, this method is somewhat radical, and requires a woman of serious patience and endurance.