When to start weaning breastfeeding
Weaning a Baby From Breastfeeding - First With Kids - Vermont Children's Hospital
breastfeeding mothers have been babying
me with lots of questions about when is
the right time to wean their baby off
the breast and how old should the baby
be well again this is not my decision or
your baby's health care providers
decision it's a personal decision
between you as the breastfeeding mother
and your baby the American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends that moms
breastfeed their babies at least through
the first year of life but introduce
solids around six months of age and as
solids take up more and more of your
baby and toddlers diet you tend to
produce less breast milk naturally so it
actually is easier to wean your baby off
of breast milk after year of age than it
is before a year of age so what's the
best way to do this well the best way is
to do it gradually for example start by
removing one breastfeed today and just
hold there for several days and distract
your child during that time take them
somewhere where they wouldn't otherwise
be breastfeeding to a fun activity then
several days later remove another feat
in several days later another fee
perhaps leaving the night feat as the
last feed to go if your child is thirsty
rather than offer them the breast now
you can offer them as a toddler whole
milk between the ages of 1 and 2 in a
cup or a bottle or two percent milk
after the age of two never decide to
wean your baby or your toddler off of
breastfeeding when something stressful
is going to happen in their life such as
moving your toddler to a new room or
moving them from a crib to a bit moms
also asked me if they're breastfeeding
how far out can they go is there an
uppermost age where they can continue to
breastfeed again that's a personal
decision but my recommendation is if a
breastfeeding mom or their child are
starting to feel uncomfortable that may
be the time to consider weaning so that
hopefully tips like this will feed you
just the right information you need when
it comes to knowing a little bit more
about what you should do if you're a
breastfeeding mom and you want to wean
your toddler from the breast this is
pediatrician dr. Lewis first from
Vermont Children's Hospital of Fletcher
Allen reminding you to always be first
with your kids
