Babies have a habit of drinking night milk since birth, which is also to provide them with sufficient nutrition. However, drinking night milk again when the baby grows up will make parents feel tired, and the baby has sufficient nutrition intake during the day, so there is no need to drink it at night. So, how do babies stop breastfeeding at night?
1. Let the baby eat enough before going to bed. You can postpone the last feeding time to bedtime. After 6 months, babies can eat some complementary foods before bedtime, which is more durable than drinking milk alone. Persist for a period of time to gradually cultivate the baby's habit of giving up drinking milk at night, which may occasionally recur, as long as you persist.
2. Delay meeting the demand for night milk. When a baby wakes up at night and needs to drink milk, don't rush to feed them. You can gently pat the baby, speak softly to the baby, or sing a lullaby, and wait for 3-5 minutes before feeding the baby. The next night, you can increase the delay time appropriately, and so on until you completely stop breastfeeding at night.
3. Use other methods to appease the baby. At the beginning of quitting night milk, babies often wake up at night. Parents should not wake up immediately after hearing the baby's movements, but observe for a while first. Sometimes babies may make a whimpering sound during sleep, but it doesn't necessarily mean they're awake. If parents hear the commotion and immediately go to see their baby, it may actually wake them up. If the baby does wake up, you can try other ways to comfort them and help them fall asleep again, such as tapping or stroking their back, or letting them play for a while.
