A child will be weaned at a certain age, so it is not advisable to breastfeed them all the time. This will not be good for the child's development, and the nutrition for their physical growth will not keep up. At the same time, it is also a burden for mothers, so weaning should be done as early as possible. Some children still have to breastfeed at night when they are one year old. So, what should we do if they breastfeed frequently at night when they are one year old?
What should I do if I have frequent night milk at one year old
1. Dinner should be full. Not having enough food for dinner is the most direct reason for a baby's high demand for night milk. Generally speaking, dinner time is best set one and a half hours before the baby goes to bed. Try to eat some small Dim sum about an hour before going to bed. If a baby must drink milk to fall asleep, they can delay their last meal of milk before going to bed
2. Try to sit and drink milk. Arrange the time for your baby to drink milk, even during daytime naps, and avoid giving them bottles or nipples. For babies who can sit alone, insist on letting them sit and drink milk and water. Once the baby falls asleep, regardless of whether they have finished drinking or not, they should immediately remove the bottle from their mouth.
3. Do not breastfeed in bed before bedtime. In most cases, mothers tend to breastfeed in bed before bedtime at night. After several months, the baby is likely to have regarded the bed and drinking milk as two closely related things, and changed the location of feeding before bedtime to a place completely unrelated to sleep.
4. Replace night milk with water. If a baby must drink milk to fall asleep, they can delay their last meal of milk before going to bed and let them drink until they are full. If he still wakes up in the early morning and wants milk, please coax him first, give him water to drink, don't breastfeed, and don't be afraid of starving him.
What are the disadvantages of night milk at one year old
1. Exhausted mother finds it difficult to rest. Some babies wake up several times at night, and their mothers have to feed them several times. After waking up, it is often difficult for the mother to fall asleep again. As a result, if adults cannot rest well, it is still the mother who is the most tired.
2. Confused breastfeeding is dangerous. Because babies do not breastfeed day and night according to their needs, if there is even a slight movement at night, the mother will reflexively stuff the nipple into the baby, even if she has not fully woken up yet. Usually, babies will unknowingly fall asleep after taking a few bites. If the mother also falls asleep groggily, the breasts may hinder the baby's normal breathing and even cause accidents.
3. Overfeeding can lead to weight gain. Once the mother cannot rest well and is mentally confused, she will let the baby eat night milk continuously. In this way, babies are more likely to be overfed, which can lead to obesity and hinder their future growth and development.
4. Easy to develop dental caries is unhealthy. Long term consumption of night milk, especially when babies have baby teeth, can easily cause dental caries if they continue to eat night milk. Not conducive to the health of baby's teeth and mouth.
Frequent night milk consumption by babies at a certain age is not only a habit developed by babies, but also the result of mothers' constant accommodation. At night, when the baby starts crying, the mother will soften her heart and unconsciously breastfeed the baby. If this continues for a long time, the baby can drink milk as soon as they cry, gradually developing the habit of drinking night milk. So, you must not breastfeed all the time.
