Things You'll Need:
- Bottles
- Baby formula
- Expressed breast milk
- Sippy cups
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Step 1
Feeding babySlowly transition from breast to bottle. For children younger than 12 months, you may choose to pump breast milk in a bottle or use formula. Children who are older than 12 months can use sippy cups.
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Step 2
FormulaConsult your doctor for the most appropriate formula for your baby. Some babies are allergic to some formulas, so watch your baby closely for signs of allergic reactions.
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Step 3
CuddlingWeaning your baby can leave him feeling rejected. Give your baby lots of attention and cuddles, so that the baby will still feel the closeness and security of his mother.
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Step 4
Weaning your baby can be a very frustrating thing, if your baby is not taking the bottle willingly. Keep trying, the older he gets he will gradually start showing interest in a variety of table foods. This will help him to lose interest in breast feeding.
Comments
go4ange said
on 10/10/2009 If you wean your baby off the breast before they are 12 months old, you will need to substitute formula milk until their 1st birthday. If your baby is old enough, they may not need to have their formula or other fluids in a bottle, but may go straight to having a cup. Lets face it, we all want some time to ourselves (or have to go back to work)after those months of being milk machines - so if you can make it to 6 months of breastfeeding, good on you! I know for me, there is no way I am nursing a toddler, at 7mths, my little girl is already starting to play with the nipple so good-luck to those who wish to go there with a toddler. 6mths is plenty!!!
go4ange said
on 10/10/2009 If you wean your baby off the breast before they are 12 months old, you will need to substitute formula milk until their 1st birthday. If your baby is old enough, they may not need to have their formula or other fluids in a bottle, but may go straight to having a cup. Lets face it, we all want some time to ourselves (or have to go back to work)after those months of being milk machines - so if you can make it to 6 months of breastfeeding, good on you! I know for me, there is no way I am nursing a toddler, at 7mths, my little girl is already starting to play with the nipple so good-luck to those who wish to go there with a toddler. 6mths is plenty!!!
n9naslimm said
on 6/11/2009 My son is seven months and is still breastfed. He will noy latch on to a bottle at all. Sometimes he eats babyfood,but never enough to keep him full. I want to go back to work but he won't even drink pumped milk. He is so spoiled he will not go to sleep unless the breast is in his mouth and even after he falls asleep if you take the breast out of his mouth he cries!...My baby is impossible..what should I do??..HELP..PLEASE!!
oneloved said
on 9/14/2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) released this statement regarding Infant and Young Child Nutrition in April 2002: "Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers. As a global public health recommendation, infants should be EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health. Thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for UP TO TWO YEARS OF AGE OR BEYOND."
oneloved said
on 9/14/2008 If your baby is young enough to still need formula, he's not old enough to wean yet. Important reading:
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/2/T026400.asp
http://www.lalecheleague.org.nz/documents/Diane_Wiessinger_article.pdf