How to stop breastfeeding the fastest and most effective way

Weaning is a problem that many friends are troubled by, because when children get used to breast milk, they will cling to their mothers for milk, which can easily make mothers soft-hearted. To effectively wean your child off from breast milk, first you must have the determination to do so. Secondly, you must find the right and effective methods to change your child's habits and get him or her accustomed to not drinking breast milk.

What is the best way to wean your child off breast milk?

1. Preparation before weaning. Before weaning, the mother should take the baby for a comprehensive physical examination. Only when the baby is in good physical condition and has normal digestive ability can weaning be carried out. The timing of weaning should be mastered: Usually, babies have the foundation for weaning at 10-12 months, because they gradually adapt to foods other than breast milk. In addition, at 9-10 months, babies have grown several incisors, the digestive enzymes in the stomach are increasing, and the muscles of the intestinal wall are more mature than before. This is the best time to wean babies.

2. Choose a weaning time when people feel comfortable, such as late spring or cool autumn. At this time, changes in lifestyle and habits will have less impact on the baby. If the weather is too hot, the baby will already feel uncomfortable, and weaning will cause him to cry loudly, and he may also vomit or have diarrhea due to gastrointestinal discomfort with food; so avoid weaning your baby in the summer. When the weather is too cold, the baby will have restless sleep and easily cause upper respiratory tract infection. If the baby's weaning age happens to be at this time, it is recommended that the mother delay it.

3. The mother’s psychological preparation: Although the mother will feel relieved after the baby is weaned, she may feel lost and sad because she will lose this way of intimate communication with the baby forever. Therefore, mothers should think like this from the first day they feed their babies: one day the baby does not need me because he is healthy and is entering a new stage of growth, and I should feel gratified and proud of this. Every mother should believe that her baby is the best!

4. Breast milk is used as an "additive". In order to wean the baby smoothly in the future, complementary foods should be added gradually starting from 4 months. When feeding your baby weaning food, you can put breast milk or juice in a small cup and feed your baby with a small spoon, so that they know that there are many delicious things besides mother's milk.

What to do if your child cries when he or she is weaned

1. Let the baby cry for a while. If the baby cries too hard, take some toys that the baby usually likes to play with, or some things that the baby has never played with before, to distract the baby's attention appropriately.

2. When you feel that your baby wants to drink milk and sleep, you can give him some rice porridge, nutritious rice cereal, etc. to make him full. When the baby is full, he will not think about your milk.

What is the best way to wean a child off breastfeeding? Let your baby forget your breast milk through other things or let your baby know that he can eat other foods besides your breast milk. It is very difficult for mothers to wean their babies off breast milk. Seeing their beloved baby crying all the time is very painful, but mothers must hold back, otherwise all their efforts will be in vain.