How old should babies be to start adding complementary foods?

Nowadays, every family wants to have one child, so as parents, they pay special attention to the health of their children and when the children can start to eat complementary foods. In fact, although there is an approximate time for when to start eating complementary foods, it is also necessary to add complementary foods according to the child's situation so that the baby can be healthy. So, let's take a look at the detailed introduction below as to when to start eating complementary foods.

Complementary food is food added to meet the needs of baby's growth and development. The addition of complementary foods is to prepare the baby for complete weaning from breast milk, so that the baby has an adaptation or transition period for food conversion.

So how old should the baby be when starting to add complementary foods? This is a question that often confuses new mothers. Yes, the addition of complementary foods is conditional and cannot be added randomly, because adding complementary foods too early or too late will have harmful effects.

If complementary foods are added to babies too early, their digestive functions are not perfect, resulting in symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea; and if complementary foods are added to babies too late, their nutritional intake is insufficient, resulting in malnutrition, stunted growth and other problems.

Therefore, parents should add complementary foods to their babies in a timely manner. When your baby shows the following symptoms, you can add complementary foods to him.

Usually 4 to 6 months after the baby is born;

If your baby is not suffering from any disease and you feel that his weight gain is slow or even not increasing;

When your baby is interested in food, that is, when he stares at you or makes swallowing movements while you eat;

The baby consumes 1000 ml of milk every day, or more than 200 ml of milk each time, but still does not feel full.

However, every doctor has his or her own opinion on when to start adding complementary foods to the baby. But I still think that parents should be good at catching the signals of adding complementary foods to the baby, but they should not be nerds. After all, every baby has individual differences and their growth and development are at different times. Therefore, parents should make a correct judgment based on the baby's growth and development, and add complementary foods to the baby at the right time.

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The above specifically introduces at what age the baby should add complementary foods. I believe that through the above introduction, you will have a better understanding. Generally, it is necessary to add some complementary foods to the baby at four to six months. This is beneficial to the child's growth and health. Therefore, after understanding the above, choose a suitable time to allow the child to be healthier by adding complementary foods.