Sooner or later, children naturally refuse breast milk mother. This happens when they cease to wake up at night for the "snack" or fall asleep during the day without applying. However, it does not rarely happen when the mother wonders how to finish breastfeeding yourself? In this situation, the main thing is to have sufficient knowledge, so as not to harm and not subject to stress, both yourself and the Karapuza. 
It is necessary to observe the child and understand the moment when it will be ready to complete breastfeeding. If the teaching is extremely hard, it is not recommended to continue it. It is necessary for some time to postpone this process, and then try again. It is important to remember that the baby will truly ready for such changes only when his need for maternal milk will decrease. He himself will periodically abandon his chest or easily transfer breaks without feeding. When the completion of breastfeeding occurs, the milk composition begins to change sharply. Such changes usually occur when child reaches 1.5-2 years. Doctors do not recommend independently completing breastfeeding and try to extend this process before independently teaching the child. 
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Symptoms indicating that it is necessary to finish breastfeeding
Today, there is the opinion of the majority that the cessation of breastfeeding must be carried out after a year, without waiting for the Karapuz himself will begin to refuse. However, this is not always the case. It should be transferred to the main signs that will talk about the cessation of breastfeeding:
- in the process of feeding and after him, the mother should feel some devastation in the chest. When feeding, pain in the area of \u200b\u200bnipples and nausea can often be felt;
- if the baby begins to demand more and more milk, and it is becoming less and less;
- if there is some psychological fatigue before feeding in the mother.
Also, answering the question: "How to finish breastfeeding?" You can give an example when many moms carry out the cessation of breastfeeding, separating with the tea for all day. If after a while the moment comes when it will want to immediately release milk from the chest, then this means that the moment for teaching has not yet come. In this case, it is best not to risk and not to commit violence, both above the mother's organism and the child. 
Rules for teaching breastfeeding
For each mother, it is important to remember some rules indicating how to properly finish natural breastfeeding.
- It should be gradually reduced the number of feedings in the afternoon. In no case cannot carry out sudden breaks, as it can threaten the crumb stress.
- You can use such techniques that will help the child easier to forget about breast applying - this is, for example, do not wear clothes, in which the feeding process was previously most often carried out, not to sit at the place where it happened.
- You can try to teach the child are not applied to the chest in the afternoon before falling asleep. You can only do it periodically.
- When falling asleep in the evenings, you can entrust the laidness of the baby to close relatives, her husband. If the Karapuza slept next to the mother, then in the period of stopping the applied to the chest, it is best to sleep in a separate room.
Also, with a forced completion of breastfeeding, for example, in the treatment of mothers, with any heavy drugs, it is recommended to produce a milk pressure process to 6 times a day. In any case, if the mother decided to independently stop the process, then you need to contact a specialist for the advice, how to correctly finish breastfeeding. If necessary, drugs can be prescribed, which will be able to suppress the production of milk.