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How do I wean breastfeeding
How do I wean a 20-month-old child off breastfeeding?He is breastfeeding to fall asleep. And He wakes up every half hour, whether it is day or night. Please help me
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Weaning can be initially started for night feeds but gradually. Till now the child would have considered as a sleep association to drink milk and fall asleep. You need to reduce that first. Make sure you give early dinner, bath and breast feed should be completed Atleast half an hour before his sleep time. You can rock, pat him gently or give him some water and gradually reduce the number of feeds and then you can do it with day time feeds. Initially it would be difficult but eventually they will outgrow
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Breastfeeding to sleep at 20 months is a strong habit, so weaning usually needs a gradual new bedtime routine rather than stopping it suddenly.
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Replace your night feeds with rocking, patting, or a story, and shorten daytime feeds slowly over two to three weeks.
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Expect a few rough nights during this transition, and slow down further if he seems very distressed.
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