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The earliest complementary food to be added should be egg yolk. The iron stored in newborns' bodies primarily comes from the mother. Full-term newborns have very limited iron reserves in their bodies, sufficient only for hematopoiesis after birth for about four to five months. Preterm infants and multiple births receive even less iron from the mother. The smaller the gestational age and the more fetuses, the less iron is present in the body. Full-term newborns can start adding egg yolk to their main diet after birth at 3-4 months, while preterm infants and multiple births can begin after the full moon.