Weaning is a process that every baby needs to go through. From birth, babies will gradually detach from their mother's side. After learning to walk on their own, it is the beginning of growth, and then it is weaning. Weaning can be done early or late. Mothers who have time will let their babies naturally weaned, and some may even be eating for several weeks. So how should weaning be stopped? Let's learn together below.
Methods for 2-year-old babies to quit night milk
The first step of weaning: have a regular diet during the day, especially a sufficient amount for dinner. The first breakfast with powdered milk is around 6 o'clock in the morning; The second breakfast mainly consists of staple foods around 8am in the morning; The third lunch mainly consists of staple foods around 12 pm; The fourth midday milk powder meal will be served from 3 to 4 pm; The fifth dinner mainly consists of staple foods around 6pm; The sixth supper with powdered milk is around 10 pm. The main food for breakfast, lunch and dinner is dinner. Milk powder is just a Dim sum. You should eat well at dinner. Milk powder should not replace dinner.
Step 2 of weaning: Let the baby sit and drink milk during the day, and do not give him a bottle while lying in bed.
Step 3 of weaning: Replace the bottle with a cup or give the baby a pacifier.
Step 4 of weaning: Let the mother or someone close to the baby accompany the baby to sleep.
Reasons to quit night milk for babies
1. At night, all physiological functions of the human body decrease, and babies drinking night milk several times can easily increase the burden on the digestive system and cause digestive and absorption disorders.
2. Not good for babies' teeth can easily lead to tooth decay.
3. At night, it is the time when babies secrete growth hormones vigorously. Waking up at this time can hinder their growth.
4. Babies who crave night milk are more likely to neglect their three main meals during the day, resulting in insufficient intake of staple foods and affecting their development.
5. Getting up in the middle of the night to prepare milk for the baby disrupts the rhythm of adults' lives and affects the normal daily routine of family members.
6. Cutting off the milk at night is necessary for the baby to have a good sleep completely!
The above is some introduction about weaning. After reading it, have you learned the method? Actually, for babies who are easy to weaned, weaning naturally is very easy and does not require special effort. However, for children who are not easy to weaned, it can also be a headache for mothers. Therefore, weaning requires a process, allowing the baby to gradually adapt and accept it, and eventually it will be weaned. Using the right method is also an important condition.
