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Summary: To stop breastfeeding a baby, make the transition as smooth as possible by breastfeeding once a day. Keep mother and baby comfortable during the weaning process with tips in this free video from an experienced childcare provider on infant care.
Andrea Orta Mashburn is a general education teacher of four years as well as a mother of one. She has 14 years of childcare experience, she's CPR certified, first aid certified and has...read more
"Hello my name is Andrea Orta Mashburn and today I am going to discuss how to stop breastfeeding. Stopping breastfeeding is not only a difficult time for mommy but it is also a difficult time for your infant. Remember that you need to make this transition as easy as possible and one of the first pieces of advice that I can give you is that you need to start by eliminating just one feeding a day. What this means is that instead of breastfeeding at a particular moment in time when you normally feed your child you need to replace it with a healthy option. You can choose at this time to use the bottle or perhaps even a sippy cup instead of doing the breastfeeding. By slowly eliminating a feeding a day this will allow your child to adjust slowly to the process and will also allow your body to physically slow down producing milk as well. It is important to know that when you feed your child that you keep it still in comfortable places. If you typically feed them in their room during a breastfeeding make sure that you do the same when you do an alternative feeding. By allowing them to still stay in the same comfortable setting you will also be allowing them to stay into the no breastfeeding. Lastly make sure that you are comfortable. If you are uncomfortable with eliminating a feeding take it slowly. Maybe eliminating one feeding a day is too much. Maybe you would like to eliminate one feeding every two days. Make sure that you are comfortable with the transitioning because infant children will pick up on any tension or anxiety that you may have as being a mother. Also make sure that you are continuing to stay comfortable with your own breast feeding. Touch your breasts and make sure that they are continuing to pump enough nutrients when you are dealing in breastfeeding instead of an alternative feeding for your child. By allowing your body to slowly stop producing milk you are also allowing for your own body to stop this transition. So remember, be patient, be safe and always put your baby's needs first."
eHow Article: How to Stop Breastfeeding
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