![Golden rules for weaning baby](/medias/2019/05/outils-8-img-header-15df93b3-400x300.jpg)
Golden rules for weaning baby
Weaning corresponds with the moment that baby stops breastfeeding to start feeding from a bottle or onto a range of foods if they are 6 months or more. It is an obligatory step that can take place very calmly if the transition is made in a gentle way by following our advice.
![Gradual weaning:](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-1-7e854382-80x80.png)
Gradual weaning:
Do not stop breastfeeding from one day to the next! spread weaning over 3 to 4 weeks by progressively replacing a feed with a bottle.
![Make up the first bottles with your breast milk](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-2-98aa8053-80x80.png)
Make up the first bottles with your breast milk
So that baby gently gets used to the bottle.
![If baby refuses](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-3-0fb2f394-80x80.png)
If baby refuses
don’t try to force them! Simply try again the following day. You can also try changing the teat or get someone else to give baby their bottle.
![Opt for slightly warm milk](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-4-f9df51e4-80x80.png)
Opt for slightly warm milk
in the bottle so that it is more like breast milk.
![Try and avoid giving them the bottle in the place where you would normally breastfeed.](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-5-3ac1afa6-80x80.png)
Try and avoid giving them the bottle in the place where you would normally breastfeed.
You need to break the old routine to establish a new one!
![During the first bottles](/medias/2019/06/outils-10-picto-6-ab1fa65c-80x80.png)
During the first bottles
Hold baby tightly against you, talk to them softly and cuddle them to offset their frustration and ensure that they associate the bottle with a pleasurable moment.