Reasons for refusal of breastfeeding there can be a set. The child grew up, it is necessary to come to work, it is necessary to take medicine … But to the kid not to understand even the most good reasons. How to make so that parting with a maternal breast took place with the minimum losses?
If you are allowed by circumstances, it is better to wait for the involution period when milk leaves naturally. It occurs during from 1.5 to 3 years. The lack of milk gradually alienates the kid from a breast.
Step by step
In this question "gradually" - a keyword. I do not advise you to do sharp movements or to go to other city, leaving the child on the grandmother with the grandfather as it is advised by some mothers. Why? These recipes are effective, but are too painful for the child. Not only that he loses one of the most pleasant classes, and mom who was always near disappears in the unclear direction.
So, at first reduce the number of feedings to 2 times a day. For example, before a lunch dream and before night sleep. In 1-2 weeks reduce feeding by a breast to 1 time during the night period. In two weeks stop to feed and at night.
At this time it is necessary to hold near at hand a feeder or a small bottle with milk or water. Some make the camomile having soothing effect for the night. The child can refuse a bottle, but having seen that there is no alternative, he agrees to the offered drink.
To cool thirst for a breast, women go on different cunnings: stick a breast with a plaster, smear with brilliant green, wormwood broth, something bitter or sharp. If the kid is persistent, you can try one of these methods.
When the child demands a breast, be firm in the decision. Try to distract its attention the toy, the fairy tale interesting by a game. If nothing helps, give it the chance to cry several minutes. When the kid understands that it does not help, he calms down.
For dear mothers
It is important to mothers to take care also of himself. Pulling of a breast is quite mean and hazardous to health of the woman, and tablets for decrease in a lactation not by all on a pocket. You can reduce development of milk if you cease to feed and will decant superfluous when the breast is crowded. The main thing to decant a little milk, only for removal of discomfort. Reduction of amount of the drunk liquid and broth of a sage helps with this question.
At this time to the child your attention and caress is especially required. Take the child on hands more often, embrace, kiss, play, read books. Process of excommunication from a breast – not parting with mother, and one more small step to independent life.