How long is best for a baby to drink breast milk?

There are usually many things to pay attention to during the mother's pregnancy. After the baby is born, he or she will also be fed with breast milk. The nutrients in breast milk can meet the baby's development requirements. However, as time goes by, breast milk is no longer just enough to meet the baby's development. Therefore, the baby must be weaned. Let us first explain how long it is best for the baby to feed on breast milk.

1. Before six months of age, babies can rely solely on breastfeeding to obtain all the nutrients they need for growth. After six months, the nutrients needed for the baby's growth are no longer sufficient from breast milk alone, and complementary foods are needed to obtain nutrition from other sources. But breast milk remains the most important source of nutrients. If you wean your baby at this time, you should still feed him/her milk powder. Comparing the two, breast milk is of course better. At least it is safe and absolutely does not contain trichloroammonia.

2. Breast milk is the best food for babies. It is generally recommended to exclusively breastfeed for six months. After six months, you can gradually add complementary foods such as vegetable and fruit juice, rice noodles, porridge and noodles. Then the minced meat.

3. Generally, ten months is the most appropriate. After 4 to 5 months, the number of breastfeeding should be gradually reduced. Generally, breastfeeding can be completely weaned after 10-12 months. If the breast milk is insufficient, weaning can be done early. If the breast milk is sufficient or the baby is weak, the breastfeeding time can be appropriately postponed. Weaning should be done when the baby is sick or in hot seasons. The diet after weaning should still be nutritious and easy to digest and absorb. If it is hot summer when weaning, breastfeeding can be extended until the cool autumn.

4. Through the identification of breast milk quality and the gastrointestinal development function of infants, it is recommended that breastfeeding should be continued for about 10-12 months. Breastfeeding for too long will cause a decrease in breast milk nutrition and cause the infant to have gastrointestinal digestive dysfunction such as picky eating and anorexia. The best seasons for weaning are spring and autumn. In summer, children's digestive ability is poor and digestive tract diseases can be easily caused if you are not careful. In winter, the weather is too cold and children cannot sleep well at night due to weaning and are prone to catching colds.

The above is a detailed explanation of how long it is best for your baby to drink breast milk. However, when the baby reaches a certain age, drinking breast milk is no longer a good thing for the baby, because the baby needs more and more nutrients, which are no longer met by the baby. Therefore, you can appropriately add some other foods to the baby.