Does my baby need zinc supplements? Full-term newborns can roughly maintain their zinc needs during the first 6 months of life because the infant’s body stores more zinc and colostrum is also high in zinc. Adequate breastfeeding or formula feeding does not require additional zinc supplementation. However, after 6 months of age, infants need to obtain zinc supplementation through complementary foods, so complementary foods and iron and zinc fortified rice powder are the first choice for zinc supplementation. What are the signs of zinc deficiency in babies? Slow growth, recurrent infections, mild skin rashes, decreased appetite, etc., but none of them are very obvious characteristic signs. A blood test for serum zinc is a good reference. It is still advisable to increase zinc-fortified baby food or zinc-rich animal foods such as meat and liver after the child has been supplemented at 6 months. What foods contain zinc? Lean meat, animal offal (liver puree), sea fish (fish puree), shrimp, etc., and iron and zinc fortified infant rice powder. Drinking milk is an important source of zinc supplementation Children who can eat solid supplements at the age of 2 should also drink 400 ml of milk per day. This not only ensures a certain amount of protein, fat and carbohydrate intake, but also ensures the intake of trace elements such as calcium, zinc and vitamins such as vitamin D. Never assume that after being able to eat adult food, solid food can completely replace milk.