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Iron supplementation

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#1 ·
So my 16 month old has low iron, he's not a big eater but still breastfeeds a lot. At 12 months old the pedi said I could just up my iron intake and take a supplement as well as offer DS more iron rich foods. We did just about daily spinach, weekly organic beef (he won't touch it, I don't love it but I try), egg yolks, etc and tried to pair with vitamin C. But again, most meals I'm lucky if he eats a few morsels of food but his growth is fine thanks to breastmilk. Anyway, we retested and it's still low so Dr prescribed Polyvisol which I don't want to give (polysorbate 80 & caramel color? No thanks). Any advice? Thanks.
 
#3 ·
Would your son like molasses or blackstrap molasses?

Give him a spoonful twice a day with OJ. The vitamin C will enhance the FE absorption.

Good luck. My son had the same thing. This worked with my little guy at the time.

Floradix is wonderful too!!
 
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