How To Stop Breastfeeding

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Time to wean your baby or toddler? Button your shirt for good with the help of these steps.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Pumped breast milk, formula, or another drink or snack
A cup or bottle
A pediatrician (optional)

Warning: Consult your pediatrician if you must wean suddenly, and for advice on your baby's diet.

Step 1: Wean gradually

Stop breastfeeding gradually, knowing that the process could take weeks or months.

Step 2: Decide whether to bottle-feed

Decide whether to give your baby a bottle. If they're less than one year old, they still need pumped breast milk or formula and may need to suck on a bottle to be soothed.

Tip: If your breasts become painfully engorged due to skipped feedings, use a warm compress or let warm water run over your breasts in the shower.

Step 3: Replace breastfeeding with bottle feedings

Replace breastfeeding with bottle feedings one feeding at a time. Once your baby consistently accepts the bottle at one feeding, add another.

Tip: Many babies who have been breastfed are reluctant to take a bottle from their mothers. Have someone else offer the bottle.

Step 4: Offer toddlers a cup or snack

Offer toddlers a cup of pumped breast milk, formula, whole milk, or water; or a snack of solid foods instead of breastfeeding.

Step 5: Change your routine

Change a toddler's routine to avoid the things they associate with breastfeeding. If you had a habit of breastfeeding in a rocking chair, read her stories on the couch instead.

Step 6: Offer extra cuddles

Offer extra cuddles and special time with your baby or toddler. Let them know that you're still there for them, even if you're no longer breastfeeding.

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[houndoom1234]

Does Male breat Milk taste diffrent?

[charpeedarth07]

step 1

pull the baby away from your tits

[jf8346]

MY GOSH! Breast feeding is maybe the most important a mother as to for her child. There nutriments for the brain development only present in breast milk, which could result in a 25% smaller brain if not done! This is total brain washing stuff! Stop doing everything the professionnal and government tell you people.

[GuiltyOfFaceCrime]

@TheNextAvrilLavigne I think it just depends on the baby and if they need both to fill them up. I've read you should feed from one side and at least offer the other (this way you'll know if the baby is satisfied). I've also read that you could feed for a longer period of time on just one breast so the baby can get the hindmilk instead of just the foremilk. Personally, I usually just feed from one breast and just make sure I use the other breast when the next feeding rolls around.

[TheNextAvrilLavigne]

@GuiltyOfFaceCrime is it true that you have to switch from one breast to the next when nursing your child?

[GuiltyOfFaceCrime]

@TheNextAvrilLavigne you can become engorged from skipped feedings, and that can be painful.

[TheNextAvrilLavigne]

I never heard of breasts becoming sore from skipped feedings, how can that happen?

[QueenofPancakes5260]

@krazynoodle34 female 13-17

[krazynoodle34]

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[jaylove1776]

@MrELuvly wtf, thats messed up

[MrELuvly]

@elrichzann click the little graph thing next to the views and scroll down

[elrichzann]

@MrELuvly where does it say that?