From breast milk to bottle-feeding

All mothers around the world face difficulties when it comes to changing the breastfeeding process. This could be weaning your baby, weaning from breastmilk and feeding your baby fresh milk, or simply switching from breastfeeding to bottle.

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If you and your baby are not adapting in time, the tips below will really help.

Let go of guilt: Some mothers wean their babies because they have to work or have problems breastfeeding. Don't be shy or embarrassed, because you will continue to take good care of your baby in the near future. Every mother will go through this stage and weaning when the time comes is not a crime.

According to experts, breastfeeding is a very sacred experience, so it is understandable to feel "a little bit" at the end of this period.

Wait for the right time: If your baby is already eating solid foods, it will be easier for you to reduce breastfeeding.

Decreasing gradually:  If the mother stops feeding the baby suddenly, her breasts will become stiff and painful. Mother should divide according to schedule, for example, reduce 1 breastfeed every 3-5 days, the mother's breasts will gradually release less milk to avoid causing discomfort.

Besides, using cabbage leaves, hot compresses on the chest or pumping milk out also helps mothers to relieve pain. Experts also recommend that mothers should only "discharge" less enough milk. The amount of milk remaining in the chest is kept in the breasts as a signal for the body to know that there is no need to produce much milk.

Maintain bonding:  Some mothers expressed concern that weaning would lose the special bond between mother and child, but forgot that the friendship is strong and deep no matter what. . Play, cuddle, read stories together ... are activities to help babies get close to and feel their mother's skin and voice.

Spend a "special" breastfeed:  Sometimes it can be difficult for both mothers and babies to go through the breastfeeding phase even though they have cut most of the feed during the day. So many mothers continue to maintain 1 breastfeed a day. For many children, night-feeding is the last important “gate” to start a new lesson. Some babies feel comfortable in the middle of the night, in the morning; others like to breastfeed when their mothers come home from work. After all, only mother and baby know what is right for both of them.

Ask someone to bottle feed your baby: The baby is likely to become bored, frustrated if the mother "squeezes" the bottle into the baby after many months of breastfeeding. Many mothers choose to go somewhere and ask for "help" from their fathers, grandparents or even friends, as long as it is someone who loves, cares and has a sense of responsibility for their baby ...

Create a sense of familiarity: If the mother is changing the direction of bottle-feeding, create a space as similar to when the baby breastfed as possible because the baby will feel safer.

Distract her from her mother's chest: If your baby has more than 6 months old and started l àm familiar with food miles smoothly, the mother should reduce feeding, to breastfeed in a shorter time or kind food, bottle feeding ... distracted the baby. Mothers can choose clothes that make it harder for the baby to suckle, spend time walking around, replace them with junk food or tell more stories to the baby ...