At his 15mon WBC, the pedi checked Jacob's iron levels since he's still mostly breastfed (he will eat when he feels like it, as much as he feels like eating, of whatever we offer that he actually WANTS to eat) and he was just barely low - 9.5 (she said normal was 10.5-12).
She told me to get an iron supplement, and liquid vits... but I was unimpressed with the iron in the supplements (not readily absorbed by the human body) and instead got some Floradix.
He will take a few tastes of it when I remember to give it to him, but nowhere near a "dose" (of 5ml).
I have increased the amount of red meat I offer him, and have been trying to make more kale and spinach and other iron-rich foods... but my worry is that his pedi will scold me when we go in for his 18mon WBC.
So... suggestions? Keep in mind that we are doing child-led eating and I won't force-feed him anything he won't eat. And that holding him down and forcing Floradix into him doesn't sound pleasant for either of us.
Thanks!
- E
She told me to get an iron supplement, and liquid vits... but I was unimpressed with the iron in the supplements (not readily absorbed by the human body) and instead got some Floradix.
He will take a few tastes of it when I remember to give it to him, but nowhere near a "dose" (of 5ml).
I have increased the amount of red meat I offer him, and have been trying to make more kale and spinach and other iron-rich foods... but my worry is that his pedi will scold me when we go in for his 18mon WBC.
So... suggestions? Keep in mind that we are doing child-led eating and I won't force-feed him anything he won't eat. And that holding him down and forcing Floradix into him doesn't sound pleasant for either of us.
Thanks!
- E
She's generally pretty good about going along with most of my strange, crunchy stuff. Thanks!
