However if you choose to supplement
with iron drops remember that often these can cause constipation.
Follow your healthcare provider's advice about how much iron to give your baby, and
keep iron drops out of your baby's reach.
The safest choice for supplementation is
liquid iron drops if iron is needed prior to food being introduced.
The red tide picked up its extra punch, the researchers believe,
from iron dropped by the smoke plume, which lingered over the region for months.
(I
did iron the drop cloth first... this was just a picture I took to show you how I laid it out): 0)
ORPHANAGE Infant formula (please check expiration dates) Children's Multi-Vitamins with
iron drops Eucerin Lotion Toddler snacks Clorox type wipes Hand Sanitizer refill bottles (large) Clothespins Cloth Diapers, Diaper Pins and Plastic Diaper Covers Peanut Butter
Usually by the time a baby gets to 6 months, they begin eating a variety of solid foods and as long as parents are careful to include iron rich foods (winter squash, sweet potato etc.) along with vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables (vitamin C assists with iron absorption) supplementing with
iron drops shouldn't be necessary.
But, when the pediatrician said we need more Iron, I just got
the iron drops and he was like, no, no, no, no.
The harmful bacteria in a baby's gut can absorb iron from formula or
iron drops, but breast milk iron has «Lactoferrin protein,» which makes iron consumable only by the baby.
I talk about spirulina quite a bit because it's a natural source of iron that is more absorbable than
iron drops.