The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund suggest that infants should be breastfed for at least 6 months, and nutritious and safe complementary food should be added when they are 6 months old, and it is better to breastfeed until they are over 2 years old.
However, due to various reasons, only 47.75% of our babies are breastfed to 1 year, only 16.94% are breastfed to 1 year and a half, and even fewer can really feed to 2 years old.
The benefits of breast milk
1, breast milk is specially made for babies. Breast milk can promote brain development, promote iron absorption, prevent diseases and enhance vision. Formula milk powder has been simulating the nutritional composition of breast milk. Formula milk powder has always been advertised as "the formula most like breast milk". Breast milk has been imitated and never surpassed.
2, breast milk is easy to absorb, milk powder is easy to cause baby constipation. Biochemical enzymes in breast milk help digestion, and whey is easy to digest, so babies who eat breast milk have smooth stools.
3. Breast milk is safer. Natural lactose can promote baby's brain development. The natural lactose in breast milk is higher than that in milk powder. In order to achieve a certain sugar content, milk powder manufacturers will add cheap sugar such as sucrose. This kind of sugar will make the baby's blood sugar rise and fall too fast, and babies who eat this milk powder for a long time are more likely to gain weight, which has a negative impact on their health. Breastfed babies don't look fat, but in fact they are very strong.
4. According to years of investigation and study, the average IQ of breast-fed babies is higher than that of artificially fed babies; Moreover, the longer breastfeeding time, the higher the relative intellectual advantage.
5. Immune factors in breast milk will be adjusted according to the baby's physical condition. The immune factors regulated by the mother's body are transmitted to the baby through the milk, and a barrier is established in the baby, thus protecting the baby from infection.
6. Breastfeeding can improve the relationship between mother and child and play an important role in the physical and mental development of babies.
7. Breastfeeding can promote the contraction of the mother's uterus and maintain a good figure.
How to wean
Breastfeeding mothers have faced the problem of weaning. But weaning is not as simple as two words, but a change in the relationship between mother and child. The way of weaning is not appropriate, not only the mother suffers, but also the baby suffers.
Weaning time
Only a few people can insist on breastfeeding for more than 2 years, and most people choose to wean at around 1 year. /kloc-babies over 0/year old are relatively easy to wean. At this time, the baby's staple food is already a variety of foods, and breast milk is not the only food for the baby.
It is best to choose spring and autumn for weaning. The weather is hot in summer, and the baby's mood and gastrointestinal function will be affected by extremely hot weather, which is not conducive to weaning. Cold in winter is easy to catch a cold, which is not conducive to weaning. When the Spring Festival is over and the weather is warm, you can wean yourself step by step.
Weaning mode
When weaning, don't isolate mother and child or give medicine to weaning. Weaning should be done step by step, not suddenly.
1, extending the feeding interval. When the feeding interval is prolonged, the number of feeding times per day will decrease. At this time, complementary food will increase. If the baby is more interested in food and has better digestion ability, he can reduce another meal of milk.
Don't wean your baby when he is sick. Babies are more dependent on their mothers when they are sick, and sucking can give them a sense of security. In addition, the baby's resistance has dropped at this time. Eating food such as complementary food may increase the baby's gastrointestinal burden, which is not conducive to recovery after illness.
3, during the preparation for weaning, try not to let the baby see * * *.
Breastfeeding can't be "weaned"!
In fact, people should not be weaned in this life. After the baby cuts off breast milk, he should also keep the habit of drinking milk. When the baby adapts to a normal diet, it can't be weaned. You can let your baby drink milk powder, milk and cheese.
/kloc-you can drink whole milk after 0/year old; You can drink low-fat milk after 2 years old; You can drink skim milk at the age of five.