A female asked:
when can i give my daughter cereal in her formula? shes almost 2 months and she acts like shes more hungry.
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
6 months: Six months is the usual age to start babies on solid foods. In nature, babies are just breastfeeding until about 6 months. We try to imitate nature, and that works very well. For parents who are not patient enough to wait until 6 months, and have a normal full-term baby, they can try feeding a little baby cereal at 5 months. That said, patience is a virtue... one that will imprint onto children.
Answered on Feb 24, 2018
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