She added, “If you are co-sleeping with your baby and want to wean him or her, continue that as you can only do night-time feeding and wean the baby gradually during the day by giving alternate foods. Weaning a baby is totally different from complementary feeding.”The paediatrician said that according to the World Health Organisation, a baby ought to be weaned off breast milk. It’s not a detachment from the mother.”Essien noted that there were guidelines on how to wean a baby off the mother’s breast milk and how mothers did that was important. If you need to wean your baby from the breast under 12 months old, you will need to feed your baby infant formula (preferably cup & spoon not bottle feeding). Lastly, you should wean your baby off breast milk when you are fully sure your baby is eating well and gaining weight.

Source: Punch April 17, 2021 23:19 UTC