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What supplements u can recommend for my baby at 6 months old is the best?
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None: At 6 months old, your baby does not need supplements. Infant formula provides all the nutrition a baby needs. If you are breast feeding exclusively, addition of vitamins a&d are recommended, but that's it. You can also start working with solids, but these are not so much nutrition as they are working to develop oral and eating skills. Formula and breast milk is complete nutritionally.
Answered 7/31/2013
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