Ds seems to have a sensitivity to some foods I am (was) eating and that he was eating. We cut him back to just a few foods, and I'm doing an ED (finally adding stuff back! yay).
None of the foods he's eating are sources of iron, except for rice cereal, which he doesn't like much. I can't get him to eat it wet, but he'll eat a little bit if I put it on his tray dry and cover his banana or pear in it. So I'm sure that's not helping much with the iron.
How important is it that I add something iron rich in his diet next? I'd really like to add something else to my diet next, but if I should be concerned about iron, I'll add something to his first. If it matters any, I'm eating plenty of iron atm.
None of the foods he's eating are sources of iron, except for rice cereal, which he doesn't like much. I can't get him to eat it wet, but he'll eat a little bit if I put it on his tray dry and cover his banana or pear in it. So I'm sure that's not helping much with the iron.
How important is it that I add something iron rich in his diet next? I'd really like to add something else to my diet next, but if I should be concerned about iron, I'll add something to his first. If it matters any, I'm eating plenty of iron atm.
She had no symptoms of anemia, but I'm glad her ped. ordered a blood test just to check. If she had been full-term, it probably wouldn't have been a consideration. My point is that unless you know for sure that your baby is iron-deficient, you probably don't need to worry too much about giving lots of iron-rich foods. If you are concerned, you could always get a blood test to check. It's a thumb prick, which isn't perfectly accurate, but it should let you know if there is an issue or not. AFAIK, this isn't typically done until 12 months because most healthy, full-term babies just aren't anemic.
