A two-month-old baby can theoretically eat DHA, but whether it is necessary for the child to eat DHA depends on the specific situation. First of all, generally speaking, if the child is a normal full-term newborn and has no abnormal performance after birth, the child can also enter the milk normally, whether it is breast milk or milk powder, in fact, there is no need to supplement DHA. Because DHA in breast milk is actually rich, especially for mothers who like to eat fish. At present, DHA is basically added to all kinds of milk powder sold in the market, so as long as children have normal milk intake and sufficient milk, DHA deficiency is unlikely to occur, so there is no need for additional supplementation.
Of course, if you want a premature baby, such as a premature baby with a very small gestational age, you may not have enough reserves in your body because you were born too early at this time, so you can routinely supplement DHA after birth. This depends on the child's gestational age. If the gestational age is particularly small, the child may not have reached the corrected gestational age of 40 weeks at the age of two months. At this time, it is no problem to supplement it. However, if the child is older, it may not be necessary to supplement DHA at the age of two months. As long as the child has normal milk intake, it is generally not lacking.
DHA is docosahexaenoic acid, which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid and plays a great role in the development of baby's brain and retina. Therefore, in some cases, we can supplement DHA to children, but if the baby is breast-fed after birth, then the breast milk contains DHA, so the breast-fed baby does not have to be supplemented. For formula-fed babies, DHA is usually added to formula milk powder, or no additional supplement is needed. If the baby is breast-fed, but the mother is vegetarian, or rarely eats DHA-rich foods such as deep-sea fish, then DHA can be supplemented to the baby after birth. For premature babies, because the brain develops rapidly within one year after birth, a large amount of DHA may be needed, and premature babies after birth can supplement DHA in time.