Now your baby has met almost all foods, including some things on your own adult diet. In these months, you might be starting to think about stopping breastfeeding. Doctors recommend breastfeeding until the age of 2. However, you can also determine the ablactation time yourself depending on your own situation and the characteristics of your baby. You may have returned to work or are preparing to return, and therefore you may have reduced breastfeeding. Or sometimes your baby who has met new foods is less interested in breastfeeding. Or you may want to slow down the breastfeeding because you are going to make arrangements about your own life. Towards the end of the first year, the protein, zinc, copper, potassium content of breast milk is not enough for your baby. Therefore, you can plan to cut or reduce breastfeeding by talking to your doctor. It is also appropriate to learn from your doctor what you can substitute for breastfeeding.
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