There is no doubt that breastfeeding benefits both the baby and his mother. How long to feed her baby with mother's milk, each woman decides for herself. But sooner or later, the question arises before the mother of how to wean him from the breast, so that this process is painless for both.
Instructions
Step 1
Start by swapping out one day of breastfeeding for complementary foods such as mashed potatoes or porridge. Complementary foods can be introduced into the baby's diet from about 5-6 months. Do this by carefully observing the reaction of the crumbs. Once your baby gets used to the new food, cut back on breastfeeding a little further. This process should take at least a month. Remove feeding before bedtime, then before nighttime. Fruit and vegetable juices, meat and fish puree, cottage cheese, kefir, yolk, etc. should gradually appear in the child's diet.
Step 2
Remove night feeds last. Ask for help from loved ones in the process of weaning your baby. Agree that grandmother will put the child to bed in the afternoon, and dad will do it in the evening. If the baby wakes up at night, let someone from his family also come to his crib to shake and calm the baby. Replace the night feed with a drink that your baby likes, or you can simply invite him to drink water from a cup or sippy cup. For the baby to sleep better, he must get tired. For this, evening walks before bedtime or active bathing are very good.
Step 3
When weaning your baby, try to pay more attention to him: communicate, hug, read fairy tales, etc. To distract the child from the familiar environment and circumstances, try to visit more often at first, walk more, play, be creative. Try to negotiate with the baby if he is more than 1, 5-2 years old. Set a goal for yourself and your child and discuss it, reminding the baby about it. Tell him that he is already big to suck, inspire him for a new relationship, celebrate success with warm words.
