Stop Breastfeeding??

Question

When is a good time to stop breastfeeding? He is 3 months old and wont eat the rice cereal that they are trying to give him. He is getting to the point were he is always hungary. What should they do?

Answer 1

First off stop the cereal. He is way too young. He is going through one of many growth spurts. He will be fine. No cereal until around 6 months. They souldn't stop unless they really want to. Unless you are the one nursing you really should just let them do what they feel is right for thier baby.

Answer 2

3 months old may be a little too young to start cereal. My son is breastfed and didn't start until 4 months, which is normal. Most docs say 4-6 months is when you should introduce the cereal. Try not doing it for a bit and then try to reintroduce it. I say keep the breastfeeding going or start introducing formula--he's going to need either the breastmilk or formula until his first birthday anyway. You can't just stop the bm/formula and introduce the rice cereal, that's not nearly enough food for a 3 month old. Plus, there tends to be a major growth spurt at 3 months and that makes for a hungrier baby.

Answer 3

I don't think there really is a set time to stop breastfeeding. That's definitely up to the mother. As far as the rice cereal goes, I would definitely tell whoever it is to stop giving it to him! He's too young for solid foods, and introducting cereal now could cause major allergies in the future, among other things. If he's not getting what he needs from breastmilk, the mother should consult the doctor and discuss the alternatives.

Answer 4

While the answer about stopping breastfeeding is very individual, this is WAY too early. He is too young for rice cereal- of course he is not eating it. If he's hungry often, he should be nursed often. I nursed my daughter almost constantly (at least it felt like it) at that age. At 6 months it's good to introduce solids and then keep breastfeeding for AT LEAST the first year and as long as you want too after that.

Answer 5

Breastmilk is all a baby needs for the first 12 months. Solids can be added after 6 months, but are really just extra until 12 months. The World health Orginization (WHO) recommends nursing for AT LEAST 2 tears, as that is how long a baby needs full-fat milk. Nature has designed the human child to wean when they begin to LOSE their milk teeth, around the 5th or 6th year of life.

No 3 month old needs rice cereal! Of course he's hungry. He's growing! Rice cereal actually has very little nutrtional value.

(From Kellymom links below, please read them!)

"Developmental signs that baby is ready for solids

Solids readiness depends on both the maturity of baby’s digestive tract and baby’s developmental readiness for solids. Although the maturity of baby’s digestive system is not something that we can readily observe, research indicates that 6 months appears to be ideal for avoiding the allergies and other health risks of too-early solids. After this point, different babies are ready for solids at different times -- developmental readiness for solids cannot be determined using a calendar. Most babies are developmentally ready for solids somewhere between 6 and 8 months.
Signs that indicate baby is developmentally ready for solids include:

* Baby can sit up well without support.
* Baby has lost the tongue-thrust reflex and does not automatically push solids out of his mouth with his tongue.
* Baby is ready and willing to chew.
* Baby is developing a “pincer” grasp, where he picks up food or other objects between thumb and forefinger. Using the fingers and scraping the food into the palm of the hand (palmar grasp) does not substitute for pincer grasp development.
* Baby is eager to participate in mealtime and may try to grab food and put it in his mouth.

We often state that a sign of solids readiness is when baby exhibits a long-term increased demand to nurse (sometime around 6 months or later) that is unrelated to illness, teething pain, a change in routine or a growth spurt. However, it can be hard to judge whether baby’s increased nursing is related to readiness for solids. Many (if not most) 6-month-old babies are teething, growth spurting and experiencing many developmental changes that can lead to increased nursing – sometimes all at once! Make sure you look at all the signs of solids readiness as a whole, because increased nursing alone is not likely to be an accurate guide to baby’s readiness."

Answer 6

Wh are "they"? His parents? When to quit breastfeeding is up to the mother, there are no set rules.

Answer 7

pump her breast milk and mix the creal with it