Iron deficiency..

We got a call from the doctor that kshreya has slightly Iron deficiancy-Anemia. As she is on breastfeed, so this is normal to be slight iron deficient. We have to provide her iron rich foods, so that this shortcoming can be overcome. It usually happens to breastfed infants who receive no iron-fortified foods after 4 to 6 months of age. The iron in breast milk is absorbed three times better than the iron in formula, but around the time a baby starts eating solids, he needs additional iron in the form of fortified cereals and other iron-rich foods. Doctor said that diet is not enough when babies has some anemia, she needs a supplement usually in the form of drops. It usually takes a couple of months for the blood count to return to the normal. I hope everything would get normal soon. Today kapilji would take the iron supplemenyt prescription from the clinic and then we would start it.