What are the dangers of weaning off breastfeeding too late?

It is of course best to feed babies with breast milk, but breast milk will lose its nutritional value if they feed for too long. If you wean your baby too late, his teeth may grow crooked, and it may also affect his appetite. If your baby only wants to drink milk and not eat, the baby will not get enough nutrition. You have to wean your baby slowly, and you can't stop it all of a sudden and not let the baby see you, otherwise the baby will feel insecure.

Weaning requires a process, allowing the baby to gradually adapt, so that scientific weaning can be achieved.

Despite all the difficulties, weaning is something that mothers must accomplish. During the weaning process, babies will become irritable and cry, and it is difficult for mothers to tolerate their babies' crying. Therefore, weaning is not an easy and pleasant thing for mother and baby. Improper weaning can affect the baby's health. If weaning is too early and the protein and energy needed by the baby cannot be replenished in time, malnutrition can easily occur and increase the chance of illness in children. Therefore, mothers must master the correct weaning method. It is best to do it slowly to allow the baby to have a period of adaptation. Mothers should not suddenly stop breastfeeding in the middle of the period. First, add complementary foods to the baby in a timely manner, and gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times by adding other foods. When you start weaning, feed your baby breast milk once less each day and replace it with other complementary foods. After a few days, reduce the number of feedings until you finally wean. Or let the mother leave the child temporarily for one or two days to allow the child to gradually get used to it. When replacing breast milk, you should start with a small amount to allow the child to fully adapt and endure the process both psychologically and in terms of digestive function, and try to let the child give up breast milk naturally. There are many unscientific weaning methods in life, such as forced separation of mother and child. Cutting off contact, or applying medicine, chili water, coptis water, etc. on the nipples to scare the child and force the child not to eat breast milk, these methods are negative stimulation to the child's mind and spirit and are not advisable.

Correct, you can do it as follows:

1) Be fully prepared and wean gradually: Weaning is not only an important change in baby's living habits, but also a psychological transition. Mothers should be fully prepared for this and not be soft-hearted just because their children are crying, otherwise it will affect the health of the children. But weaning cannot be done all at once. It should be done in a planned way to give the child a period of adaptation.

2) Gradually increasing the amount of milk substitutes (milk powder) and complementary foods will lay a good foundation for smooth weaning and enable the baby to slowly adapt to a variety of different foods.

3) Gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times: The secretion of milk is closely related to the number of times the baby sucks. If you breastfeed less than 3 times a day, the secretion of milk will naturally decrease. It’s also good for mothers.

Choice of food during weaning period:

(1) A full range of nutrients in appropriate proportions;

(2) Does not contain any hormones, saccharin or pigments;

(3) Good taste and easy to digest and absorb. Weaning food can be made at home, such as noodles and vegetables. Meat can be cut into small pieces and grilled together, or porridge can be made with vegetable soup, which are both simple and delicious foods. Generally, common foods such as egg yolks, porridge, noodles, vegetables, fruits, edible oils and so on can be selected and processed together.