How to wean your child from breastfeeding?

Mom's milk is not only tasty, but also useful, but "sucking sisyu" is endlessly child can not. Almost all children have a moment when he "says goodbye" to the chest.

There are children who have a gradual refusal of breastfeeding, they themselves go to the bottle. But most babies, however, go through the procedure of excommunication. It is easier for those mothers who practice mixed feeding of newborns, since their children are already familiar with the bottle, but for babies who satisfy their sucking reflex only with the help of mother's breast, it is more difficult.

Of course, there are a lot of recommendations on how to wean from breastfeeding, but all the kids are different, so there is no clear "recipe". Nobody except the mother can choose the right path by which to go.

I want to share my experience in this matter, since it was easier to wean from breastfeeding my baby than I imagined it. Perhaps, it will help someone to cope with themselves and understand that everything is not so scary.

Of course, before completely eliminating breastfeeding, I read a lot of literature and listened to dozens of stories from friends and acquaintances, and concluded that it is necessary to adhere to general rules on such issues as optimal seasons, stages of excommunication and contraindications, and then everything Depends on the mother and baby.

So, when is it best to wean the baby from the breast?

Different doctors have a different opinion on this, WHO recommends breastfeeding up to 3 years. But not always circumstances develop in favor of prolonged feeding. Often, this is due to work or poor health of a woman. The main thing is to think about excommunication several months before the "X" hour, because psychological preparation for this event is needed not only for the child, but also for the mother.

Some women feel sorry for their babies, in this case they are doomed to failure, since the firm belief in the need to stop feeding is important.

Of course, if the mother is in the decree, she has helpers around the house, you can breastfeed for a long time, but my strength is exhausted when my son turns a year old. Rest during the day when you need to remake 100 cases in the apartment, it did not work, and 5-6 interruptions of a night's sleep for 20-minute sucking finally shattered the nervous system, although for a long time I was enjoying the process of feeding. In addition, my son was climbing my bosom every time he was raised in his arms, especially during a walk. His congenital ("sucking") reflex he satisfied only in a natural way, rejecting nipples and bottles.

I do not in any way call to stop feeding in a year, but according to the stories of girlfriends I realized that the older the child, the harder it is to wean.

When can not wean from the chest?

It is not recommended to interrupt feeding during illness and vaccination in the child, with teething and in hot weather. Do not plan for excommunication before you go to work. At us the process of excommunication took place in the beginning of October.

How to wean from breastfeeding painlessly?

It is necessary to act step by step, gradually excluding 1 feeding. It is these recommendations that experts give, it is impossible to stop feeding abruptly! Stress can be differently tolerated by children, which can result in physical illness or a strong fever. I fully agree with these recommendations.

In the spring, when my baby slept twice a day, tried to put it in the morning without breast, then we ruled out all the daily "snacks" and left only attachments before lunch and evening falling asleep. These stages passed until autumn with varying success.

After my attempts to put him to sleep in the day without a breast, the kid compensated it in the evening, applying to sleep 3-4 times. It was necessary to accelerate the pace and combine the last two stages (refusal of the evening and the refusal of night feeding). As a result of my efforts on the second day, we fell asleep without shouting at the song, and at night woke up 2 times. After about 10 days, I finally found out what a full night it is!

All this time I tried not to attract attention to the "irritant", wearing a t-shirt with a blind neckline. And my son gave me some water and a piece of biscuit, which he took for a long time on the cheek.

No "draconian" methods (such as mustard or pepper on the chest) were not necessary to apply, and "sisya vava" a one-year-old child would not understand.

Another important point - do not entrust the child to grandparents and aunts at the time of excommunication, since we must wean mom from breastfeeding. The child at this moment needs her presence and support, because any change in his life is a great stress. For most children, "sisya" becomes a psychological dependence on the mother, it is important that he realizes that the native person is already around. Now my son must sleep with my hand.

I was accused of heartlessness to the child, but I observe solid pluses after the end of breastfeeding: better appetite, quiet sleep, some independence and growing up, but most importantly - a calm nervous system in both of us!

Therefore, all mothers want to say that listening only to your intuition, discarding fears, then everything will go easily and smoothly!