Tips for Breast-feeding a Baby
About breastfeeding
Have you never tried breastfeeding your baby before ? You should try it out, at least once, it’s a very special experience. Some says that breast-feeding a baby is an essential way of life in the beginning, it seems that make the relationship between you and your baby stronger. However, sometime it can be daunting, but don’t worry, there are a lot of products that can make you comfortable. We can list out here some very userful products such as: The Medela Harmony manual breast pump or Lansinoh Breastmilk storage bags.
As time goes on, you and your baby will become very familiar and comfortable with breastfeeding stuff, at some point your baby will not accept other milk resources. Experts say that we can keep breastfeeding a baby until he/she gets 6 months old. After that you, you should add more food resources into her/his menu. Here comes another question:
Why Should I Stop Breastfeeding a Baby?
It’s mostly because mother will not free enough to breastfeed her baby all the time. Then an other reason, and very important one is after the time of 6 first months, baby needs other food resources to be more independent and accustomed to the environment. At the beginning, your baby maybe will lose weight but in the long run, everything will be fine!
When to Stop Breast-feeding a Baby
Normally expert say mother should stop breast-feeding after 6 months old, however I’ve seen some mothers still keep breastfeeding their baby until 2 years old or until when the baby refuse to take it. It depends really on you/on your schedule.
In all the case, you need encourage your baby to take additional foods after 6 months old.
How to Stop Breast-feeding a Baby
Don’t just stop all of a sudden
Follow the rules: The general rule is that you breastfeed exclusively for six months.
When your child reaches one year’s old: on their first birthday, assess their general progress.
Putting things into action: when you decide your baby is ready, take things slowly
See full tips on how to stop breastfeeding a baby on our baby blog
What if Your Baby Doesn’t Want to Stop Breast-feeding?
Try to find the drinking routine of the baby and modify it slowly, drive it little by little onto solid foods .
Once you establish a routine, try to get more control on the situation: make it the way your baby can still be breastfed however lesser on frequency and on quantity.
Read out our full article on breastfeeding a baby on our baby blog.
