Anemia

My daughter had very low iron levels from about 12 mos up until her 2 year check up last week. She didn't eat much in the way of green veggies, etc. Our pediatrician had us give her the liquid polyvisol vitamins and I started buying iron fortified bread and other things. Over time it has worked itself out and she eats a lot of green veggies now and we actually stoped with the vitamins. Good luck! M.

Hi R.,
Make sure that your iron count is sufficient since you are breast feeding and that you are eating foods high in iron.
Give your baby the daily liquid infant vitamins with iron in it. If you doing all this already, then you need to have the baby checked by the Pediatrician to determine the reason for the anemia.

liver is high in iron. if you cut it real small or blend it she can eat it. fry it slow and it usally comes out reat tender. its a sure cure for anemia, it worked very well for my children.

Has your Dr. given you any information more specific than anemia? There are different kinds of anemia. Most people think of an iron deficiency when they hear anemia, but this isn't always the case.

When I was a child, my doctors thought I had extremely low iron, and treated me accordingly. However, as an adult I discovered that I have a very specific type of anemia that was acquired genetically (neither of my parents knew they were a carrier). However, it is not an iron deficiency...all the iron in the world would not make (and never has) a difference. It doesn't usually effect my health or lifestyle. Usually it is only an issue when a doctor runs general blood tests for some reason and some of my numbers come back looking weird...when I tell them I have the specific anemia that I have, they say oh, it's okay then. The only time it has effected me was when I had my daughter, I ended up needing a blood transfusion.

I know there are quite a few different types of anemia. You would need more info about your daughter's to know what if anything you should be doing differently for her.

I have had anemia all my life, and I am not sure how much you know about it, so forgive me if this is stuff you already know. Anemia generally means low iron. You can get iron naturally through certain food or in supplement form ( I would ask your pediatrician before going that route.) Because I am so anemic we watch my 5 month old daughter very close. She is on formula and we switch her between the advanced iron and the low iron so that she doesn't get constipated (iron constipates you). We also give her cereal that says iron on the box Other food I know are salmon and liver (both I can't stand) you may be able to look for high iron baby foods to get your baby past this. Sorry if this didn't help :(

My daughter had low iron when she was 9 months old. She was formular fed though. My pedi recommended http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007XXPES/ref=nosim/103...