Weaning
Weaning the baby from breastfeeding is a painful experience for both mother and child. Breastfeeding is the close and safe relationship that the child has with his mother. The child considers it more than just a food that he gets at the time he wants. It is fun, fun, happiness and love. His mother, and children resort to continuous crying in the event of their mother’s preoccupation with them on the pretext of getting food, so we find some children light up during the breastfeeding and petting the mother with small smiles with clinging to the breast, and this is a clear indication of the child’s obvious desire to have his mother and play with them.
The process of weaning is very difficult for the mother and is concerned and pain towards her child and may look him sad looks to separate the strong relationship that brings them together, so the mother is crying more than the child when he sleeps and may feel guilty, and suffer aches in the chest area due to milk, but we tell you Dear mother that this situation is very normal and that weaning is necessary should happen at any time so you have to prepare to accomplish this task without feeling tired.
Steps to weaning the child
- Determine the appropriate time to wean the baby, and this is done before weaning several months, because it takes at least three months to adapt to the new foods and types of milk for children.
- Fully recover and not hesitate in the process of weaning no matter what.
- Choose the appropriate time of the child’s age, not less than the age of the year and not more than two years.
- Prepare some weaning tools such as an industrial milk bottle or a cup containing a pipette.
How to wean
- Breastfeeding is the main source of food for the child from the age of six months to six months. After that, the mother gradually enters the baby’s food. The food begins with boiled grains, cooked vegetables, mashed fruit, natural juices and then the food table. Of the child.
- Reduce the number of dings during the day and replace them with mashed fruit or natural juices, because breastfeeding has become a habit and not a need.
- Give the child formula milk gradually so that this meal is a substitute for a basic meal of breastfeeding, the child may completely reject this method and salt to reject the desire for breast but do not weaken the mother and the strongest.
- Give some snacks and fruit to the child during the day so that he does not feel hungry and resort to crying to express his needs for you.
- Play with the child as long as possible so that he does not feel the loss of any of his favorite things that he was getting at all times.
- Wear high-necked clothing by the mother to forget the baby’s feeding.
- Avoid breast-emptying by the suction or hand for not renewing the milk and increasing the excretion. Leave it until it dries naturally. As soon as the morning feeds are relaxed, the digestion becomes more and more intense. In the evening, when sleeping, breastfeed the baby from both breasts. Breastfeeding in the first stage of weaning during the night so that the child does not feel suddenly deprived of it.
- In the second phase of weaning during the night is to gradually reduce the number of feeds and replace them with a little water or fresh natural juice, to compensate for the fluids obtained from milk, and when weaning does not give the child either of the breasts during the night or day, The process of weaning, and the child for three days to a week to give up breastfeeding fully, and be able to eat without feeling anything lacking, but there are some children remember the breastfeeding from time to time, but do not worry can be ignored by giving a kind of fruit Or brain biscuits Children’s rides.
Relieve breast pain after weaning
- Wear bra straps of any small size should be tight, so as to prevent the milk being produced continuously.
- Minimize the intake of dairy foods such as tahini, sesame and fries.
- Exercise that reduces the volume of congestion.
- Shower with cold water.
- Take some pain relievers that relieve pain, and can be taken tablets sold pharmacies to dry milk.