Mom’s question: My baby has added complementary foods, and when I spoon feed him, he will open his mouth to welcome the food in the spoon, but he doesn’t swallow very well and often keeps things in his mouth. How should I add complementary foods to exercise my baby’s ability to eat? Breastfeeding can provide all the fluids, energy and nutrients that babies need up to 6 months of age. Therefore, the addition of complementary foods can be delayed until 6 months of age. Your baby, who consumes more than 1,000 ml of breast milk per day, will generally not feel hungry and will easily keep complementary foods in his mouth without swallowing them. After the 4th-5th month of age, if the growth rate is slow, you can add iron-containing rice powder in moderation every day. For babies over 4 months old, the iron in the body has been gradually depleted and iron-rich foods should be added, such as egg yolk; each time you can start with 1/4, gradually increase to one, and you can also give a small amount of vegetable puree or fish puree, etc. If you are allergic to egg yolk, you can also try feeding animal blood and liver puree to supplement the source of iron in food. In order not to affect the amount of breast milk intake, try to eat a small amount of pureed food after breastfeeding. If the baby’s digestion is good, rice paste and porridge can be gradually increased from 1 tablespoon to 2-3 tablespoons, and if pureed vegetables are added, start with half a spoon, and observe that there is no indigestion, diarrhea and other discomfort, and then it can be increased appropriately in a week or so. You can also change the nature of food such as semi-solids and solids, such as cookies and teething cakes, to help the eruption of teeth. The order of addition is not critical, but it is important to ensure that the food given after the cereal is a single ingredient, such as vegetables and fruits in paste form, and that only one new food is introduced every 3 or 4 days to ensure that any food allergies can be easily detected. 600 ml, when it is important to pay attention to the variety of complementary foods to supplement any nutrient deficiencies caused by insufficient milk.