How many months is it better to stop breastfeeding?

The baby's physical health is what parents are most concerned about. If the baby has abnormal conditions in daily life, parents will definitely be very worried and don't know how to deal with it. Therefore, we recommend that parents learn some methods to care for the baby. Babies need to start weaning when they reach a certain age. Many parents don’t know how many months their babies can start weaning. Let’s take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Babies start drinking milk after they are born. Although breast milk is very nutritious, when the baby grows to a certain size, the nutrients in breast milk can no longer meet the baby's growth needs. This requires us to wean the baby and feed the baby more nutritious and comprehensive food. So, at what months is it best to wean your baby? How can wean a baby so that he can quickly adapt to new food? Don’t worry, I will introduce them one by one in this article.

As the child grows and develops and meets their nutritional needs, 8 to 12 months is the appropriate time for weaning. In some cases, it can be extended to one and a half years old, and breastfeeding should be completely stopped at the age of two years at the latest. If the weather is hot, weaning is not advisable and can be postponed until the cool autumn.

It is not advisable to wean children during illness, and weaning should be delayed until they recover. If the mother is seriously ill or pregnant, breastfeeding must be stopped immediately, otherwise it will affect the mother's health or transmit the disease to the child.

The weaning method must be carried out gradually. For children aged three or four months, rice soup and vegetable soup can be added. For children aged five or six months, rice soup, batter, and egg yolk can be added. For children aged seven to nine months, rice porridge, mashed noodles, minced meat, tofu, and biscuits can be added. For children aged ten to twelve months, rice, noodles, minced meat, vegetables, tofu, etc. can be added. As the amount of meals increases, the number of breastfeeding sessions also gradually decreases, until the baby is completely weaned at around one year old and starts eating children's meals.

Do not rush weaning. It should be done step by step to allow the baby enough transition time. In addition, the baby should be allowed to gradually learn to adapt to new food and not let the baby develop resistance. Let us work together to successfully complete the baby's weaning plan.

In the above article, we introduced something that parents are very concerned about, that is, the baby's physical health. Weaning is not a trivial matter, so parents should know the time when their baby should be weaned. The above article gives us a detailed introduction on how many months it is best for the baby to be weaned.