The secret to easier weaning

Weaning off babies can be a bit intimidating.You do not know if he is ready or not, if you are ready to prepare a balanced meal every couple of hours or even if grandma is willing to let you wean her grandchild.

Well there is not a really specific time to wean your baby.It all depends on you and your baby.When he is showing signs of wanting a chewy meal then you are ready for the next stage in your lives.

For my two kids it was dissimilar in the sense that I weaned off my oldest when he was 1 year 6 months and my youngest just recently when he was 10 months.For Kai we did it the traditional way where we had to be separated for a couple of days.

He did not see it coming and because Kai is a picky eater it was a traumatic experience.Luckily I was away from him I definitely would've gave in and gave him some milk.However after 4 days when I saw him he didn't want any milk and that was it for our breastfeeding journey.

For Kyle, he eats well and at 5 months when we started on solids he has been such a happy eater so this made the transition easier for us both.

As a consequence of the birth control I am using I had low milk supply so I had to supplement with some formula.Fortunately he took to formula well and I had to give him more solid food instead of previously breastfeeding.So every three hours he either has a snack or a ready prepared meal.It is a win or miss sometimes but from previous experience I know better than giving up.

The secret to easy weaning is to do it gradually.

Do not surprise your little one.

You can start by reducing feedings for example from 9 to 7 to 4 to 3 times a day.You can try changing once every 2 weeks checking if the little one is copying well so as to reduce further.

You will notice that once you start reducing the frequency of feeding your milk supply will also adjust accordingly.This is a super bonus later on when you have completely weaned off your little one because your breasts will be less engorged as compared to just abruptly weaning off.

Weaning babies at the right time, gradually will change your life.

It is a milestone for your baby as he learns to be more independent and explore new tastes.You will realise how much of a good cook you are, or not!It will teach you to master the art of resilience and to be patient as I said sometimes your little one may not like eating their greens.It doesn't mean you stop giving them greens the next day, you try again and again.

Another reason why weaning is life changing is that you can have your glass of wine without worrying of spoiling your milk.You will not be concerned about waiting 3 or 4 hours till you breastfeed again, isn't that some good news.

Time for mama to put her feet up and do some responsible drinking.

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