The World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the UK Government Department of Health all recommend that exclusive breastfeeding should be carried out for at least 6 months, and only after 6 months should babies be started on complementary foods. This is because breast milk is able to meet all nutritional needs including water until 6 months of age. And as an imitation and substitute for breast milk, the proportional formula milk can also meet all the nutritional needs of the baby before 6 months of age. A. Why add complementary foods 1, breast milk baby after 6 months, the mother’s milk production will gradually decrease, the baby’s food has begun to increase, this time drinking breast milk is not enough to cope with the baby 1 day of nutrition. 2, 6-12 months old baby, is the development of chewing and swallowing the key period, for the baby, chewing and swallowing ability is needed to learn, if not practice, after 1 year old, will refuse to try, even if the baby is willing to eat, sometimes immediately spit it out, causing feeding difficulties. 3, complementary foods can provide a more diverse and complete variety of nutrients, including: calories, iron and vitamins, and even trace elements such as zinc, copper, etc.. Give different kinds of complementary foods one at a time, so that babies can get used to a variety of tastes and avoid the phenomenon of partiality in the future. 4, the baby 4-6 months old, the gastrointestinal amylase and various digestive enzymes have begun to secrete, that digestion and absorption function has gradually matured, then you can start to practice eating complementary foods to increase the function of the gastrointestinal tract, while the baby nutrition enough to thrive. Second, how many months can babies add complementary foods The World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the British Government Department of Health have recommended that exclusive breastfeeding should be carried out for at least 6 months, and only after 6 months, the baby began to add complementary foods Oh. This is because breast milk can meet all the nutritional needs including water until 6 months of age. As an imitation and substitute for breast milk, proportional formula milk can also meet all the nutritional needs of your baby until 6 months of age. Six months is the time when babies start to adapt to different foods and the best time for different food structures and feeding methods. The authoritative experts take into account the baby’s digestive system and the nutritional problems of breast milk, so it is best for mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies until they are 6 months old, and then gradually add complementary foods. If some babies or mothers cannot continue to exclusively breastfeed for some reason, they can also start adding complementary foods at 4 months of age, but not earlier than 4 months at the earliest and not after 6 months at the latest. In addition, the addition of complementary foods for babies also needs to be decided according to the baby’s growth and development. Generally there are the following criteria: the baby’s head and neck muscles have been well developed and can straighten the neck on their own to facilitate solid food; swallowing function is gradually coordinated and mature, no longer spitting out the food on the tongue; the decomposing enzymes in the digestive system have been able to digest different kinds of food. Third, the schedule for adding complementary foods for babies exclusively breastfed babies can wait until they are 6 months old before starting to add complementary foods, formula-fed babies can start to add at 4 months. When you start adding complementary foods, you can start with easily digestible rice paste, rice flour, rice soup, to follow the principle from less to more from thin to thick, parents must not be too hasty Oh. 4, attention 1, calorie source food: weaning food need to start eating from rice porridge, need to increase with the baby’s age two months, after the full age of the baby must be allowed to eat snacks to supplement the inadequate part. 2.Vitamin and mineral source food: Let babies start with vegetables that are easy to mash and low in astringency, and consume a lot of yellow and green vegetables and a balanced intake of vegetables and fruits. 3, protein source food: no matter how much your baby wants to eat, you must observe the benchmark amount so that your baby does not eat too much. To prevent allergies, stick to the principle of giving your baby the right foods at the right time. Animal and vegetable proteins must be consumed in a balanced way. V. How to get your baby to accept complementary foods At 6 months after birth, you can consider using rice flour or rice soup as a preparation for your baby before articulating complementary foods, in order to let your baby know foods other than milk and get used to drinking with a spoon. In the beginning, you can use a spoon to scoop out a small amount of soup to feed your baby. If your baby pushes it out with his tongue, mom doesn’t need to worry because it is the first time in his life that he tastes something different and there is no need to be anxious or frustrated, as long as you continue, you will be able to use the spoon to drink soup smoothly. Of course, if after a few tries, your baby still feels a lot of rejection, you can wait for a while and try again without forcing him.