If you don't do WBV...

[AFWife]

Do you worry about things like iron levels? Vit D levels? Or any of those things that they test for at the appts?

I haven't thought about Vit D levels because we do raw milk and raw milk products only... Iron, though, I don't know. DS loves meat and still nurses frequently.

[texmati]

um... we do well babies, and my kid hasn't been tested for vit d or iron? You can always schedule one and request the test though.

[Happiestever]

I Don't worry about it here.

[yarngoddess]

I have 4 kids and NONE of them have EVER had ANY kind of blood testing except for the PKU at birth. Period. We stopped doing WBV not because of shots- but because the visits were pointless. It was an oppertunity for the Dr. to give her/his OPINION regarding my parenting skills.

[Peony]

I didn't do WBV with DD1, DD2 always gets them because of her health issues, and DS goes in once in a while when I feel like it. Neither one has ever been tested for iron for Vit D, I'm obviously not too concerned about it.

[phathui5]

Our ped used to test their iron between 9 and 12 months.

No one's ever checked their Vit D.

[Mirrormonkey]

What is WBV... Thanks!

[AFWife]

Originally Posted by Mirrormonkey

What is WBV... Thanks!

Well Baby Visit

[fruitfulmomma]

I did WBV with my oldest and yeah, they never did those kinds of tests. It was all just checking height, weight, and looking the baby over. Nothing too interesting.

[Mirrormonkey]

Thank You AFWife! We do those but they are never more than checking milestones and if I have any Q"s. No blood tests, my doc won't do them unless it is reallyneeded.

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