At our 6 mo well-baby visit the pedi prescribed us multivitamins with fluoride and told us to give DS iron supplements as well. DS doesn't have teeth yet, so we haven't been doing anything but vitamin D drops (and not even every day, but DS does get sun each day). DS eats Iron-fortified rice cereal now and again but not very frequently. He is mostly BF'd day-in day-out and the solids he does eat are basically all fruits and veggies.
What do you give baby, if anything? Suggestions for iron supplements if you think they are needed?
What do you give baby, if anything? Suggestions for iron supplements if you think they are needed?
) and possibly a multi, but nothing else. I think it's more important to be sure baby is getting a well balanced meal, with plenty of raw veggies and fresh fruit. I wouldn't give an iron supplement (especially while breast feeding), but that's just my personal thing. I've never been anemic (even through being vegan and being pregnant) and I eat pretty healthy amounts of natural iron and cook in a cast iron pan. I will make sure to have my son's iron checked frequently, but if he's not at risk for anemia, I see no reason to supplement.
