Can a three-month-old baby lick fruit?


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? Three months old baby try not to lick fruit, because the recommended time to add complementary food, is four to six months. Some fruit juice, may enter the baby's mouth, and then into the gastrointestinal tract, baby's gastrointestinal function, development is not very perfect, digestive enzymes are not fully mature. If you stick fruit, may cause diarrhea and abdominal distension, in addition, if the baby sticks fruit may cause taste changes. Because fruit is generally sweet, after the baby adds fruit, it may not be interested in breast milk or formula, which may cause a decrease in milk volume, thus affecting the baby's weight gain. Therefore, it is best not to sweeten the fruit for the baby of three months. After four months, you can slowly add other complementary foods from nutritious rice noodles.