Despite all the advantages of breastfeeding, sometimes situations arise when you have to transfer the baby to artificial nutrition. By choosing a high-quality milk mixture and studying the psychological aspects of such a replacement, subject to the correct regimen, you can make this process as painless as possible for both the child and the mother.
It is necessary
- - food fusion for kids;
- - a bottle for baby food.
Instructions
Step 1
If possible, prepare in advance for weaning. Most often, this situation occurs when a mother needs to go to work after a certain period of time. It is good if you can stretch the weaning process for 3 to 4 weeks. This smooth transition will help you avoid unnecessary stress. Reduce the number of breastfeeds gradually. Remove the one when you have the least milk first. Maintain this schedule for 4 to 5 days, then change another feed. Do this so that the breast and the artificial alternate. After another 4 - 5 days, repeat the change of feeding according to the same scheme. If a complete transition to artificial feeding is required, continue to do so until you have eliminated breast milk from the diet. If this is not necessary, you can switch to partial bottle feeding, keeping breastfeeding in your schedule whenever possible.
Step 2
If there is no chance of gradual transition, then pay special attention to ensuring that the child does not feel abandoned. Take him in your arms as much as possible, talk, caress. Get your dad involved. It is better that he or one of his relatives give the first bottle. Perhaps, in this case, the baby will more easily agree to a replacement, since his mother associates him with breastfeeding.
Step 3
Another of the most important aspects: the quality of the mixture. It is important that it does not cause allergies in the child and that it meets all of his nutritional needs. Be sure to check with your pediatrician. A doctor who observes a child from birth and knows the characteristics of his body will be able to give the best recommendations on the selection of a new diet.
Step 4
Monitor your baby's weight and urination rate. This will help you understand if the bottle feeding schedule is correct. Normally, there should be about 12 urinations per day. If there are more or less of them, you need to change the dosage of food. This should be done only after consulting a pediatrician.
Step 5
The transition from breastfeeding to formula feeding can be difficult not only for the baby, but also for the mom. In some cases, lumps and soreness may occur in the breasts. At the first symptom, massage your breasts and pump some milk to relieve pain. But do not express everything, otherwise its production will be stimulated again.
