Can I stop breastfeeding?
This kind of question is actually a question that many postpartum mothers have a thousand times in their hearts. Let me answer for myself first.
Q: Can you stop breastfeeding?
A: As long as it is convenient and happy, why not? Because breast milk is good, but it is definitely not the only choice. Don't let the myth that "exclusive breast milk is the expression of maternal love" become a straw that exhausts you.
For most mothers, breastfeeding is a nature and mission, and some mothers will insist on giving their babies the "best" breast milk. But in fact, most of the current formula milk is made according to the ingredients of breast milk, adding extra nutrients, not less than breast milk. I think it is also a suitable choice to replace breast milk with formula milk.
Therefore, once breastfeeding goes against your daily routine and rhythm, you must really do what you can, and there is no need to force yourself that "only breast milk can provide nutrition." After all, whether you can breastfeed all the time is not up to you alone, but depends on the weather, location and people.
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The weather, of course, refers to whether God has given you enough milk; The right place is your time and physical strength, or whether there is any way to continue milking and feeding in the working environment; Harmony means, for example, you want to continue to take time to milk after work, but is there any way for colleagues in the company to help you at work? Is the breastfeeding environment friendly and will it cause great psychological pressure? So if you want to breastfeed, it really depends on whether the surrounding environment and people and things can cooperate.
In fact, as I said before, it's okay for breast milk to shout cards on the road. Moreover, not every mother can breastfeed her child to 1 2 years old and complete the breastfeeding marathon as you think. According to my experience, the following three time points are especially the peak of giving up breastfeeding: first, I just gave up because I really can't breastfeed; Second, postpartum 1 week is too tired, milking is not smooth, choose not to breastfeed; Third, stop breastfeeding due to various external factors when returning to work after maternity leave.
Why? Imagine how convenient it is to breast-feed your baby at home during maternity leave. You can feed the baby as soon as the clothes are lifted, but it is very troublesome to go out. When the time comes, you should be busy looking for a nursing room, and breastfeeding in public is afraid of attracting attention. You should think more about milking before you start work. Maybe you can kiss and feed several times before going out or after coming home from work in the morning, but you must bring a milking machine and a storage container to work. The company may not have a complete time and place for you to milk well, and you may not be able to "get hard", * * * and rest like at home, usually you can only do it hastily. As time goes on, the amount of milk will gradually decrease.
Even sitting in the office may not be able to eat good milk, let alone the responsibility of traveling abroad. Even mothers who travel frequently find it even more difficult to maintain breastfeeding. Moreover, although breast milk is good, it is impossible to feed the baby to 18 years old. From 4 months, the baby can start eating non-staple food, and the demand for breast milk will drop slightly. When it approaches 1 year, it will gradually turn to natural food as the staple food. One day, it is only a matter of time before the baby will not need to drink breast milk, so please remember this important concept: giving up breast milk is not a crime.
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