Weaning a baby and switching to normal eating becomes a problem for many. To facilitate this process, it is necessary to take into account the physiological and psychological characteristics of the nursing mother and baby.
Instructions
Step 1
Try to feel the right time to fully wean your baby. On average, the baby's need for sucking begins to decrease from 9 months and completely disappears by 3, 5 years. In addition, by the age of one year, the child already receives a variety of complementary foods, which are able to provide his body with the necessary microelements. Therefore, after a year, breastfeeding turns from a necessity into a habit, a psychological dependence of both the child and the mother.
Step 2
Wean your baby gradually. To begin with, replace your daily breastfeeding with a different product. Then evening and morning. As a result, feedings will remain only before daytime and nighttime dreams. Give them up over time. It should take about 5 to 7 days before the next withdrawal of breastfeeding.
Step 3
Change the feeding ritual, such as changing where you eat. Distract your baby from the breast with toys, songs, and other activities. If the baby is capricious and cannot calm down for half an hour, it means that he is not yet psychologically ready to give up breastfeeding and the mother, if possible, should continue breastfeeding.
Step 4
Reschedule the weaning time of the baby if the baby is in a stressful situation - when, for example, he was vaccinated or is sick, his teeth are teething. In hot weather, you need to give your baby as much breast milk as he asks for. The best times to stop breastfeeding are spring and fall. You should not leave the nursing woman from home during the period of weaning, because this will be double stress for the baby.
Step 5
Do not deceive the child with words such as "The milk has gone bad", etc. deceive and the desire to check all your words will begin to develop.
Step 6
Be confident when you decide not to breastfeed. The child may sense your remorse that is completely inappropriate. Separate yourself and your baby from the negative opinions of people around you about stopping breastfeeding.
