The dangers of not weaning at two years old

Before weaning, the main nutrients in the baby's body come from breast milk or formula. At that time, the baby's gastrointestinal tract has adapted to the digestion and absorption of breast milk, and the gastrointestinal ability is not fully developed and is relatively fragile. Generally, you should wean your baby off breast milk after the baby is two years old, and let the baby learn to eat some rice by himself, so that he can gradually adapt to the digestion and absorption of food. However, if you continue to breastfeed your baby after the baby is two years old, the baby will not be able to adapt to eating in the future.

The correct way to wean

(1) Gradual and natural transition. The time and method of weaning depend on many factors. Every mother and baby has different feelings about weaning, and the method they choose also varies from person to person.

Quick weaning: If you have made adequate preparations, and both you and your baby can adapt, the time for weaning is ripe, and you can quickly wean your baby off breast milk. Especially with objective factors, if the mother must go on a business trip for a period of time, it is very likely that the baby will be completely weaned in a few days. If the mother no longer pumps milk after work, the daytime milk will also be weaned soon.

Gradual weaning: If the baby is very dependent on breast milk, rapid weaning may make the baby uncomfortable. If you attach great importance to breastfeeding and stay with your baby every day, you may feel lost if you suddenly wean. Therefore, you can adopt a gradual weaning method. Reduce from 6 times a day to 5 times a day, and then gradually reduce it after both mother and baby are adapted, until breast milk is completely weaned.

(2) Eat less breast milk and more milk. When weaning begins, you can give your baby some formula milk or fresh whole milk every day. It should be noted that you should try to encourage your baby to drink more milk, but as long as he wants to drink breast milk, the mother should not refuse.

(3) Stop feeding before bedtime and at night. Most babies have the habit of feeding in the middle of the night and before going to bed at night. Babies are very active during the day, so it is relatively easy to stop feeding. The most difficult thing to stop is probably feeding before bedtime and in the middle of the night. You can stop feeding at night first, and then stop feeding before bedtime. At this time, the active cooperation of the father or family members is needed. When the baby is sleeping, the father or family members can coax the baby to sleep, and the mother can stay away for a while. The baby will definitely cry and make a fuss at first when he can't see his mother, but he will have no more thoughts and will fall asleep after a little coaxing. It will take a few days for the baby to cry and make a fuss at the beginning, until the baby's fuss becomes less severe each time, until one day, the baby will lie down and sleep obediently without making much noise before going to bed, and will not wake up in the middle of the night.

(4) Reduce dependence on the mother. The role of the father cannot be ignored. Before weaning, the mother should consciously reduce the time she spends with the baby and increase the time the father spends taking care of the baby, giving the baby a psychological adaptation process. In the first period of weaning, the baby will be more attached to the mother. At this time, the father can play with the baby more. The baby may be dissatisfied at first, but later he will get used to it. Let the baby know that the father will take care of him and the mother will definitely come back. Trust in the father will make the baby less dependent on the mother.

(5) Cultivate good behavioral habits in children. Before and after weaning, mothers tend to indulge their babies because of psychological guilt. They will hold their babies whenever they want and give them whatever they want, regardless of whether the baby's request is reasonable or not. But you should know that the more you indulge your baby, the worse the baby's temper will be. Before and after weaning, it is necessary for mothers to hold their babies more and give them more caresses. However, you should not easily give in to the baby's unreasonable requests. You should not develop bad habits just because of weaning...