Early addition of complementary foods may cause gastrointestinal disorders, malnutrition, aggravate the burden on the liver and kidneys, and trigger allergies.
As the gastrointestinal function of newborn babies is relatively delicate, with the increase in the age of the month after the gradual development of perfect, and then start to add complementary food, add complementary food age for 6 months.
If you add complementary foods too early, it may cause gastrointestinal dysfunction, indigestion, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, prolonged unrelieved, may not gain weight, or even malnutrition.
In addition, some of the complementary foods may contain salt or additives, serious or even affect the baby’s kidney function, aggravating the burden on the kidneys.
Adding complementary foods too early also tends to induce allergies, leading to an increase in the incidence of eczema, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma and other diseases.
If breastfeeding is not appropriate, try to choose formula milk, or partially breastfeeding, at least after 6 months of age, and then start to add complementary foods, it is not recommended to add complementary foods to the baby too early.