Кърменето и отбиването – изследвания, нагласи и практики
Breastfeeding and weaning – research, attitudes and practices

Summary/Abstract: During the last years the multidisciplinary interest in breastfeeding has been restored. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended up to 6 months of age, with continued breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary food up to at least one or even two years of age or beyond. The paper discusses well established and inconsistent aspects of scientific research in breastfeeding; barriers to breastfeeding; different breastfeeding and weaning practices. The empirical study explores the typical information sources for mothers who breastfeed less or more 6 months. Mothers, breastfeeding shorter and longer than 6 months, typically use different information sources. The study also explores different reasons for weaning and weaning practices in the two groups of mothers (who breastfeed less or more 6 months). The most frequent reason to wean is „insufficient breast milk“. Inability to maintain lactation is a widespread problem nowadays. The main reasons we could find are: the loss of positive experience about breastfeeding passed down generations; the widespread „bottle feeding culture“; the inconsistent information about contemporary scientific data about breastfeeding.

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