作者：小雅和英美友人
斷奶-美國朋友語音示範
01:58來自你和寶寶說英語
◆ 從食物、成長需要、換一種方式愛你三方面，安慰寶寶。◆ 母乳餵養、斷夜奶，英文怎麼說？◆ 你是大孩子，不是小寶寶了，怎麼說？
WEANING 斷奶
I. Talking about food 談談食物
You are going to be 6 months oldtomorrow.
你明天就6個月了。
I have to start weaningyou off breast milk.
我得開始給你斷奶了。
斷夜奶叫night weaning。
You are going to start eating solid foods
你要開始吃輔食了，
like vegetables and fruit and cereal!
蔬菜、水果、米粉什麼的！
You are growing
你正在長身體，
and need more nutrients
需要更多的營養成分，
for your body to grow big and strong.
你的身體才能長得又高又壯。
Milk can't give you everything your body needsnow.
牛奶現在無法為你提供身體所需。
It isn't enough to keep your little tummyfull anymore,
它已經餵不飽你的小肚肚了，
you need real food.
你需要真正的食物。
You will try all the yummy foodMommy and Daddy eat.
你會嘗試各種媽媽爸爸吃的美味食物。
II. Talking about developmental needs 談談成長的需要
It will also help you practice moving your lipsand jaw.
這還能幫助你練習運動嘴唇和下頜。
It is very important for your development,
它對你的成長非常重要，
you will learn to chewand swallow.
你會開始學習咀嚼和吞咽。
At the beginning of weaning
剛開始斷奶的時候，
you will still drink milk
你還是會喝奶，
and you will get small amounts offood as well
同時也會吃少量的食物，
because both are important to your growth.
因為它們兩個對你的成長都很重要。
III. Talking about alternatives to nursing as a transition comfort measure 談談哪些方法，能替代母乳餵養，在過渡時期用來安慰寶寶
You will slowly start to drink lessof Mommy's breast milk
慢慢地，你喝媽媽的母乳就越來越少了，
but that doesn't meanMommy doesn't love you anymore.
但是這不意味著媽媽不再愛你了。
I will make your new food with lots of love.
我會給你做很多新的充滿愛的好吃的。
We will also still have lots of Mommy and [Child's name] cuddle time.
我們還是會有很多媽媽和【寶寶的名字】的抱抱時間。
Drinking less of Mommy's milk just means you are getting bigger
吃媽媽的奶少了只是意味著你長大了，
中文說「吃媽媽的奶」，但是英文要用drink。
and will get bigger hugs.
會得到更大的擁抱。
We can read, paint, build, and dance together
我們可以一起讀書、畫畫、搭積木、跳舞，
all because you are a big girl.
都因為你是大孩子了。
男寶寶家庭將girl換為boy。
You are not a babyanymore!
你不再是小嬰兒了！
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