A photo: Getty Images Time flies with incredible speed. Here we just brought a small roll from the hospital home, I tried to establish a feeding, wore my crumbs "column" and worried about each gram. It seemed to me that we are inseparable. All my time was divided into "before" and "after" feeding. I knew that you can not just take and leave the house without leaving a bottle of milk. I read various literature and tried to observe a sea of tips for improving lactation. But it took only 7-8 months, and now my little daughter is already trying vegetables, fruits, cereals and even meat! Of course, she can not do without her mother's milk, but gradually I see how she becomes less dependent on me.
The time has come!
There is a generally accepted norm of the World Organizationhealth (WHO), according to which it is recommended that a baby consume only breast milk up to 6 months. After six months, complementary foods are introduced and breastfeeding is continued up to 2 years. But each mother decides this issue for herself. And often our designated terms can both increase and decrease significantly. Initially, I decided for myself that I would feed my child up to a year
Photo:Getty ImagesBut there was a moment when I seriously thought about early weaning. My baby started biting at 10 months! I had never been in such pain even during the first few days when we were just getting used to each other. No creams or ointments could save me. The only thing that helped us get through that period was special silicone pads, which you can now buy at almost any pharmacy. While I was using them, the bite marks healed, and the child understood that teeth should not interfere with drinking milk calmly. But then my daughter turned one year old, and I realized that she was not ready to wean. Each child has their own level of attachment to their mother. For example, my girl started getting 5 or 6 teeth at once when she was one year old, and she ate almost nothing except milk. How could I leave her completely hungry? Then the teeth came through, but the child got sick. Temperature under 39, mood at zero, lethargic, sleepy girl, who is not pleased even by her favorite toys and entertainment. During illness or during teething, in no case should you deprive the baby of mother's milk. Double stress will be very difficult to bear. Until the child is completely recovered, I did not even think about stopping breastfeeding. In general, you should not demand too much from the child: do not simultaneously accustom to the potty, independent falling asleep and at the same time weaning. Try not to plan other important things or medical procedures for this period. And then spring came, the child has mastered all the basic skills of the first year - he has long been crawling, sitting, standing and briskly stamping his feet. In addition, the baby more or less agrees to eat "adult" food, all the chewing teeth have already appeared, and the fangs are not yet visible. The moment is optimal for me. Moreover, I heard that it is better not to stop breastfeeding in the summer. That's why in April, when my baby was one year and three months old, I made a firm decision to stop breastfeeding. And by that time I already knew that I wanted to stop before the baby was one and a half years old. I saw how my daughter was getting smarter every day. And I knew that it would only get more difficult for us. The thing is that for the first six months I didn't see any dependence on breastfeeding in my baby, which many mothers talk about. And it was a complete surprise to me that closer to the age of one, my baby started waking up more often to eat at night, and during the day, he started refusing to eat a full meal in favor of milk. I knew that this could complicate the task. Also interesting:
