Making room for the parent's physical adjustment during weaning

Making room for the parent's physical adjustment during weaning

Stopping milk flow is a gradual physical process, not simply a change in what a child eats.

The FAQs — Lactation Consultant NYC describe weaning as both introducing other foods and reducing breast milk supply, and note that the body needs time to slow milk production. That matters in lactation conversations: a plan for feeding a child should also make room to discuss the parent's physical adjustment.