Mother's milk is a unique and incomparable product. It contains all the nutrients and trace elements that a baby needs to grow and develop properly.
No formula, no matter how expensive and good, can replace breast milk, so it is worth considering carefully how to stop breastfeeding and weigh the pros and cons before taking the baby from the chest. Although there are situations when a woman is forced to stop feeding for he alth reasons. This does not happen often, and the doctor will definitely inform the mother about this.
How to stop breastfeeding, at what age to do it
It is believed that the best time to wean a baby from the breast is between one and two years of age. The baby by this period will already receive almost all vital substances with mother's milk. Of course, many mothers are wondering how to properly stop breastfeeding. And each relates to this moment in a different way.to his own. Some believe that weaning from the mother's breast can cause psychological trauma in the baby, so you need to feed him until he refuses such food himself. Others, on the contrary, are inclined to believe that the faster this process occurs, the easier it will be for both the woman and the child. In this regard, there are two options for stopping breastfeeding: abrupt and phased.
How to stop breastfeeding in stages
All changes in the life of mother and baby with this development of events occur gradually, therefore, they practically do not cause a negative reaction. First, all intermediate feedings are excluded. For this to happen imperceptibly, you should walk more with the baby in the fresh air, you do not need to show your chest to your child. This period can last up to two months. Then you need to carefully reduce feeding before daytime sleep. You can do this in this way: at the time when your baby should sleep, go out with him for a walk, let him rest in the fresh air, this will exclude him from being attached to the chest. Next, perhaps the most difficult stage. It is necessary to teach the baby to fall asleep without a mother's breast. Dad can help with this, let him prepare the child for bed. Again, you can spend more time outdoors, evening walks will be useful.
How to stop breastfeeding abruptly
This option implies a sharp separation of the child from the mother, the woman must leave fora few days from home. During this period of time, the baby will learn to do without breast milk, and the mother will try by any means to stop its production. This option takes a little time, but it harms the he alth of the woman, and the baby is under great stress. In any case, the mother must decide for herself how to stop breastfeeding. Komarovsky E. O. (children's pediatrician) is of this opinion. Everything should go naturally and depend only on the nursing woman. But before weaning a baby, you should consult a specialist and visit a gynecologist.
