Question
Can I stop breastfeeding at 3 months?
2 May 2017. Related: All topics, Children.
Can I stop breastfeeding at 3 months instead of 6 cause my family doesn’t know and I have to go back to work.
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
How long you breastfeed for is up to you. If you want to stop at 3 months then you can. If you’d like to continue to give your baby your milk, you could express it and give it to them in a bottle. Is this something that you’ve thought about?
If you do stop giving them your milk, its better that you don’t mix feed.
Hi Thembi,
The safest thing for a baby is formula milk, so yes it’s OK to give your baby formula milk. The important thing is that you don’t mix feed, so formula and breast milk.
Hi there, I am Thembi and I have a 2 month old baby and m HIV positive and breastfeeding, and my baby’s PCR results are negative, now I must go back to work and I need to stop breastfeeding her and give her formula milk at 2 months, because I tried expressing for her but the milk is just not enough to get her through the day , my question is, will she be safe if I stop breastfeeding her at two months and just give her formula milk only?
Hi Sandra,
I’m sorry to hear about the oral thrush. However, it’s important for you and your baby to see the doctor about this. You can ask for diagnosis and treatment. You can also get the best advice about how to feed him from the doctor and nurses too.
Am HIV mother and my viral load is undetected am having a 3 month baby am still breastfeeding him i have seen oral trush in the mouth now am confused but the time i Born they gave him some drugs to take
Hi Ayanda,
First, many congratulations on the news of your baby twins.
It’s great that their PCR results are negative. It’s good too that your viral load is undetectable. But mix feeding them with both breastmilk and formula milk can increase risk of HIV.
So please talk to the doctor or nurse about any problems there are with feeding them both. The clinic should advise you on how to feed them in the best way possible. This should include when you can wean them onto soft food too.
Hello i’m the mother of 4 months twins, HIV positive with undetected viral load and their PCR results are negative. What will happen if i mix feed them? plz help.
Hi Besong,
Please ask your childs doctor, they will be able to advise you.
I’m a breastfeeding mother with hiv positive
Is close too a month now
My bb has being stooling dyrrea
Should I stop given her breastfeeding or continue?? She’s five month old
Hi Nossy,
Babies under 6 months don’t need solid foods, what they need is milk. Mixed feeding refers to breast milk and formula as well as solids for very small babies.
Hy my son is 2months n I’m a positive mom and I breast feed. I know solid foods n mix feeding is not allowed does this mean even purity or you can’t formula mix feed only ?