First, the role of complementary food supplementation Complementary food supplementation has a two-fold role, one is to add nutrients to make up for the lack of simple dairy products, to promote the healthy growth of the child; the second is to train the child’s gastrointestinal function, chewing and other physiological functions. The first of these is very important. Therefore, the earliest addition of complementary foods should be related to the child’s growth to 4-6 months nutrient needs. For example: complementary foods rich in iron should be added. Therefore, after 4 months of age, the child should be added to iron-rich rice flour and pureed vegetables. These foods are not only easy to digest, but also have a better flavor and shape. Rice flour is just the base, to which you can add pureed vegetables, pureed meat, broth, etc., but be careful not to add too much seasoning. As for exercising your child’s chewing ability, that must wait until your child’s molars come in. Otherwise, chewing is difficult to complete. Second, the time to add complementary foods Complementary foods should start adding time should be full 4-6 months, should be the earliest from the full 4 months (that is, the fifth month) to start. Even if breastmilk is very sufficient, it is still necessary to start adding complementary foods at 6 months of age. Adding complementary foods too early may cause allergies, abnormal bowel movements and other problems. Parents should be confident that their breastmilk is nutritious enough for their child for at least 4-6 months. Note: 4-6 months is the period of adaptation to complementary feeding. The implication is that you should not force your child to eat too much. Encourage your child to take an interest in eating, but never force your child to do so, as this may cause a psychological burden on your child. The World Health Organization recommends that infants add complementary foods after 6 months of age because the gastrointestinal tract of small infants is still immature, and adding complementary foods too early can easily cause gastrointestinal allergic reactions. Of course, the development of each child is different, the child is fully equipped to add the conditions of complementary foods can be added, but the earliest can not be earlier than 4 months, the latest can not be later than 8 months. So, how to know whether the baby meets the conditions to add complementary foods, seize the opportunity to add complementary foods to him? 1, interested in adult meals; 2, breastfeeding to form a regular, feeding interval of about 4 hours; breastfeeding 8-10 times a day, artificial feeding more than 1000 ml a day will still cry and say hungry; 3, frequent biting the nipple or pacifier phenomenon; drooling more; 4, the weight of the birth of 2 times the low-birthweight babies reach 6 kg, to give the full amount of milk weight is still not long. 5, a little help can sit up. Third, the order of adding complementary foods The principle of adding complementary foods should be gradual. The amount of complementary foods added should be increased gradually. The indicator of increase is the child’s acceptance, not the parents’ subjective intention. 1. After 4 months of age, the best complementary food to start with should be Infant Nutritious Rice Powder (by implication, plain rice powder). Infant nutritional rice powder is the best first complementary food, which has been fortified with calcium, iron, zinc and other nutrients, other complementary foods contain nutrients are not comprehensive. In this way, the child can get a more balanced nutrients, and the gastrointestinal burden will not be too heavy. Rice flour is best added during the day before breastfeeding, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, each time two spoons of dry powder (small spoon in the milk powder can), with warm water and into a paste, before feeding with a small spoon to the baby. Immediately after each rice flour feeding, breastfeed or bottle-feed the child with formula milk. Parents must remember to keep the child full with each feeding so that the child’s eating pattern does not develop the habit of small, frequent meals. After the child eats a complementary food, offer the child milk again until the child stops drinking. Of course, if the child stops drinking milk after the complementary food, it means that the child has eaten enough. After the child tolerates this amount, rice flour can be gradually increased. 2.After the child is 6 months old, some vegetable puree can be added to the rice flour. (About 2-3 weeks after the child can tolerate rice flour, you can add a little pureed vegetables.) 3.After 7-8 months, you can start to add egg yolk and meat puree. Fish soup should be added later to prevent allergies. 4. Two complete complementary feedings can be carried out when the child is about 10 months old.