How to wean the child from breastfeeding? When will the first months come?

Breastfeeding, of course, is of great benefit for the baby and for the mother. But one day there comes a time when it's time to stop breastfeeding.

When you are forced to wean the baby

There are certainly situations in life when weaning of a child from the chest is caused bynecessity:

• mother's disease, preventing the continuation of feeding( acute infectious diseases, oncological diseases, purulent mastitis, diabetes mellitus and others).The necessity of stopping feeding in such cases is reported by the doctor
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• by the mother of medicines not combining with breastfeeding
• going to work
• the need for a long departure

IMPORTANT: All these reasons lead to the termination of feeding sharply, which can be difficult for the mother and child. If you learn about the imminent occurrence of such situations, prepare the child for such a moment.

When it's time to wean

WHO recommends breastfeeding for up to 6 months. This is the age when physiologically there is a need for this mother and child.

It is widely believed that up to 9 months the baby needs breastfeeding. And after this age, this need is considered more psychological.

If your child is already eating from a common table, then breast milk is no longer a source of nutrition for him. The desire to suck the breast is caused, rather, by the habit and need to calm down.

IMPORTANT: You are Mom. No one, except you, should decide when this moment comes. Only you decide when you and your child are ready for this step. Confidence in your decision is the key to successful excommunication

How to stop breastfeeding?

There are two fundamentally different methods of weaning:

• sharp weaning
• gradual weaning

Sharply excommunication of the baby from the chest

Severe weaning is hard for both mother and baby. If the child is still small( up to 9 months), then the problem is more likely to choose the right mixture, which the baby's organism will take without difficulty. And choosing a mixture is sometimes a difficult task. You can try many, until you find the right one for your baby. Exterminating from the chest and picking up the mixture, the baby can be upset for many reasons:

• no favorite mother's breast
• is forced to drink an unaccustomed taste
• has a stomach ache from new food
• stool disorders from new food

IMPORTANT: Do everything in your power, to stop feeding finally, at least, when you pick up a good mixture for a baby.

. If a child at that age, when mother's milk is only complacency and habit( usually from 1 year), then a sharp excommunication is a psychological barier for the baby. The child already understands much, but to understand why yesterday he could calm down with mother's breast in his mouth, and today they tell him that it is impossible.

IMPORTANT: Exorcising gradually, you will prepare the child and the final point will be delivered when the baby is ready

The gradual weaning of the baby from the chest

The essence of the of such weaning is to reduce the number of feedings gradually and eventually to reduce them to zero. :

• first remove daytime feeds that are not related to falling asleep or waking up. If the baby asks for a breast, distract him with toys, books, other food. Say that if the child wants to eat, then you give him a cookie, for example. As a rule, such feedings are removed easily
• next remove the feeding daytime after waking up. When a child wakes up, you should not lie near him so that he does not want to kiss his chest. It will be optimal if you are already preparing to eat a child. And after awakening, take the child to the kitchen
• , the following feeding is harder to clean up - daytime feeding for falling asleep. Your goal is to find a way to sleep without breast. It can be reading a book, singing a lullaby, easy rocking. If any of the methods works soothingly for the child, then continue in the same spirit. Every day the child will react more calmly and calmerly to your invention
• feeding before bedtime. In order for your child to learn to fall asleep at night without breast, you need to get him to understand that falling asleep and chest are two things independent of each other. Feed your breast 30 minutes before bedtime. Do not let the baby fall asleep. Then do the ritual. You decide what it will be. But its meaning is that the child already understood that if you, for example, put your beloved bear in the crib - it's time to sleep. The ritual should consist of several actions that you have to repeat every day. When the child accepts your ritual, remove the feeding itself, replacing it with the other
• food, if necessary, by night and morning feeding. This is the most difficult stage. When a child wakes up at night with weeping and demands a breast, it's hard to calm down and explain that everything is good and everything is nearby. To begin with, try to give a little water instead of a drink. Perhaps the baby woke up with thirst. After you take it in your arms and try to calm it with rocking, song singing. If nothing comes out, give the chest. The next day, try a new tactic. Ask other household members to help you. Choose is worth it, with whom the baby is most comfortable. Stay asleep in your room so that the child can see that you are here, you are near. When the child wakes up, let dad take the baby and try to calm him down by one of the above methods. Let her say that her mother is resting or sleeping. And that the baby, too, it's time to sleep, as well as my mother. So dad should get up to the child all night

IMPORTANT: It is unlikely that you will get it all the first time. But you must be persistent and practice each stage until the moment when the child can easily play by your rules. You will notice that with every day you will be all simpler and easier.

Termination of breastfeeding on the advice of Dr. Komarovsky

According to Dr. Komarovsky breast-feeding is mandatory up to 6 months and preferably up to 1 year. After a year - this is the exclusive right and desire of my mother, as the child's needs in this already no.

The doctor offers his radical way to stop breastfeeding. If you are determined to stop breastfeeding, you need to leave for 2 days from home, leaving your child with your grandmother. After coming home, your child will remember about the breast and will demand it. And then your task is to survive for 2 hours. If in two hours you do not give the baby a breast, then it means that breastfeeding is finished. To stop the production of milk, the doctor recommends using a prescription for a gynecologist to drink drugs that suppress lactation.

IMPORTANT: The doctor himself calls his method radial. However, how to act grandmother these two days the doctor does not tell.

What to do with the chest after weaning the baby?

If you chose a sharp weaning, the body will continue to produce milk. So the chest will be full of more and more. In order to prevent milk stagnation, the problem must be solved.

The best option is to take drugs to stop lactation before the breasts are full. That is, take care of this in advance. There are many such drugs. See Drugs for cessation of lactation.

IMPORTANT: Do not bandage your breasts! It hurts, it can lead to stagnation of milk, it will spoil the shape of your breasts.

The situation with the breast is simpler when you separate a child gradually. The less often you give your baby a breast, the less milk is produced. When you remove all the feedings, the milk will "burn".

IMPORTANT: Nevertheless, keep an eye on the condition of the breast. If there is overcrowding, give a little relief. If there is stagnation, take measures to prevent it.

She quit nursing. When will the menstrual period appear?

Restoring the menstrual cycle - the process is very individual. As a rule, the first months do not come until the baby is completely breastfed. As soon as the number of breastfeedings decreases - the arrival of the first monthly approaches. At all occurs differently. But with the cessation of lactation, as a rule, appear in a few weeks.

Rules for successful termination of breastfeeding based on advice and feedback

Whichever method of weaning you choose, has important rules that will help you achieve the result of :

• you should be sure of the decision. If you decide to wean a child, you should not back down. Your insecurity will be felt by the child
• , always pay more attention to the kid: hug, play together, wear on your hands sometimes, kiss, say how you love him. For a child, weaning should not be taken as excommunication from the mother. Let him know that everyone loves him still
• if at some stage of excommunication the child goes into hysterics and you can not calm him down, stop for a while. Do not need to bring the child to hourly hysteria, so as not to disturb the nervous system. Perhaps the child is not yet ready for this stage. Wait for time and try again.
• in the afternoon, offer a baby who needs a breast with some food. Explain that he eats already, like mom and dad, at the table in the kitchen. With this approach, the child will no longer associate the breast with food
• do not start weaning, when the child is not feeling well( be it a disease or teething), or on the prophylactic vaccine
• do not start weaning if you change the environment around the baby( new placeresidence, new nanny)

Termination of breastfeeding - often stress for mom and baby. Do not go on about the others, and do as your maternal heart tells you.

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