How long does it take for food to digest in the baby’s stomach?
At about six months, your baby’s digestive system is mature enough to digest more complex and solid food substances, like starch, protein, and fat in a non-milk diet. It takes about 3 - 4 hrs. to digest cereals or any food because the baby’s digestive system will need to get used to new food apart from breast milk.
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