Should the baby fed with pure milk powder eat complementary food for four months? If so, can you tell me why?

1, general breast milk or formula milk feeding to 4-6 months, can not fully meet the baby's demand for energy and nutrients, the required energy and iron, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin C, etc. must be obtained by adding complementary food. Therefore, when the baby reaches a certain age, it is necessary to add complementary food according to his own situation.

2, about 6 months, the baby's digestive organs gradually improved, and accepting complementary food will help the baby's further development of gastrointestinal tract.

3. Adding complementary food can train your baby's swallowing and chewing ability. The late addition of complementary food and the unreasonable types and characteristics of the added food lead to the baby's partial eclipse, picky eaters and poor chewing ability. Therefore, complementary food should be added in time according to the child's acceptance, and the transition from paste, granule and broken block should be reasonable.

4, complementary food helps to stimulate gums and promote the eruption of deciduous teeth.

5. As far as feeding tools are concerned, change from bottle to spoon, small cup, small bowl, etc. It is conducive to promoting the baby's fine movements, hand-eye coordination and psychological maturity.

6, through contact, feeling and trying, gradually experience and adapt to all kinds of food, baby's vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, etc. Will be stimulated and exercised to varying degrees, but also exercise oral motor ability, including tongue movement, tongue biting, chewing, swallowing and so on. Promote the development of sensory perception and cognitive behavior, which is helpful to the development of baby's psychological and language ability.

7. Prepare for weaning and learn to eat independently. This is a necessary process for a baby to grow up.

8. Correctly adding complementary food is conducive to cultivating children's correct eating behavior and reducing the bad habits of picky eaters and partial eclipse in childhood and adulthood.