5 month old baby can eat solids yet?

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Hello doctor! I just gave birth to my first child 5 months old, so if I give him solid foods, will it affect the baby's digestive system? Because I've been feeding my baby solids for a week now, but then I heard that introducing solids too early will affect the baby's digestive system. So now should I stop feeding my baby solids? Hope the doctor can help me, thank you!
Tran Hien (1993)
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Hello! The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that mothers should only start giving their babies solid foods from the age of 6 months, because at this time, the baby's digestive system is relatively complete to be able to absorb the nutrients. foods are denser and more complex than breast milk. Feeding babies too early will affect the incomplete digestive system, easily causing digestive disorders. The kidneys are not able to filter enough, the baby is easily choking, causing respiratory infections ....
Also, you can refer to the information in the article: Weaning in children: What is reasonable? Hopefully, the article will provide more information about the ideal age of weaning as well as the appropriate weaning diet for children, thereby helping mothers have a reasonable method of feeding their babies.
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