How and When to Stop Breastfeeding
Breastfeed alone is the best food for babies till the first six months of birth and after six months mother’s milk can be given along with other food products. World health organization has recommended mother’s feed for at least two years of birth because mother’s milk has all the nutrition needed for the growth of the baby and it prevents babies from many health problems in the initial years of birth. The baby who takes mother’s feed has a higher immunity against infections as compared to baby that drinks formula milk. How and when to stop lactation, depends mostly on mother’s choice. You can decide to stop giving breastfeed after six months or after a year depending on your circumstances. Sometimes, the baby enjoys food given along with the breast milk and you can reduce the amount of breast feed from four times in a day to two times in a day and then to one time, before stopping it completely. It is going to be tough in the initial few weeks for you to stop giving breast milk as the
