Continuing: eight weeks to six months, then six months and longer
This is when you are likely to have established breastfeeding. You and baby may have established a pattern for the day and night, and baby will be thriving.
Most babies should only be having breast milk. A baby will not be ready for or need other food until around six months of age.
When baby is ready, introduce them to appropriate complementary foods (solids) and continue to breastfeed until they are at least one year of age, or beyond.
Increase the texture, variety, flavour and amount of food offered so that the baby receives a complementary intake of nutrients, especially iron and vitamin C, and is eating more family foods by about one year of age.
Challenges to maintaining breastfeeding can include:
Why breastfeed until baby is six months old?
Remember any breastfeeding is good for a baby, so if you’ve made it this far, you’re doing well.
Why breastfeed baby for at least one year?
Remember any breastfeeding is good for a baby, so if you’ve made it this far, you’re doing well.
Why breastfeed baby longer than one year?
Remember any breastfeeding is good for a baby, so if you’ve made it this far, you’re doing well.