When is the best time to wean your baby?

The baby is in a special critical period after birth, so the baby will be breastfed because it can improve the baby's resistance. There is no need to worry about bad additives in the milk secreted by the baby. However, mothers will have to go back to work in a few months. At this time, they want to stop breastfeeding, but they are worried that it is inappropriate to wean the baby. When is the best time to wean the baby?

How many months is it best to wean your baby?

What is the best age to wean a baby? The best time to wean your baby is between 8 and 10 months, and the best time to completely wean your baby is between 10 and 12 months. It is best to do it in the cool season after spring or autumn, because the climate is pleasant, vegetables and fruits are abundant, and babies can adapt more easily.

Some mothers have to go back to work when their baby is only about 4 months old, but please do not wean your baby. It is best for mothers to breastfeed their babies once a day after going to work. The nutrition of breast milk cannot be replaced by any other complementary food, especially in terms of enhancing immunity.

Although babies can generally be weaned between 8 and 10 months, weaning needs to be done slowly. The healthy growth of babies requires the supplementation of various nutrients. Therefore, gradually adding complementary foods until a smooth transition to normal food is an inevitable process. However, when it comes to grasping the timing of weaning, young mothers often act too hastily and wean their babies hastily, which in turn causes a sharp drop in the baby's appetite. The baby's weaning should be done as naturally and gradually as possible. Even when he reaches the age of weaning, you should create a process for him to slowly adapt and never force it.

Reasons for timely weaning

1. Baby's physical development needs.

For babies, the most nutritious and best food is mother's milk. Medical research has shown that the proportion of breastfed babies seeking medical treatment for ear infections, diarrhea, measles, allergies and other diseases is much lower than that of babies fed with milk. Therefore, if you start weaning your baby when he is three or four months old, it would be extremely unfair to the baby and not conducive to his growth.

However, after the baby reaches 12 months old, his body develops rapidly and he needs more abundant nutrition. At this time, the secretion and nutritional content of breast milk are reduced a lot, becoming thin milk, which can no longer fully meet the baby's nutritional needs. If weaning is not done in time, the baby may suffer from malnutrition diseases such as rickets and anemia, resulting in poor appetite, even refusal to eat, and difficulty in feeding.

2. The baby's digestive system is complete .

With the eruption of most of the baby's deciduous teeth and the improvement of the chewing and gastrointestinal digestive system functions, the baby's diet has gradually changed from milk to porridge, vegetables and other main and complementary foods. The variety and quantity have increased significantly and formed a certain pattern. If the nutritional supply is sufficient to meet the needs of growth and development, it means the time for weaning is ripe.