Showing posts with label anemic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anemic. Show all posts

Monday, February 11, 2013

f/u:anemia


Lee's eating=I'm happy. 
So, just thought I'd share my findings so far with you.  I have been able to feed Lee his full portion of iron supplement IF I mix it with fruit baby food. I don't know if the fruit flavors are just stronger or what but I'm happy that it's working. 
The one negative side effect that hasn't gone away is a return of spitting up.  Lee was a "spitter" when he was new but several months ago he outgrew it. (wahoo.) But ever since I started feeding him extra iron he'll spit up about 1-3 times a day, any time during the day even though he always has his iron mid-morning.  I know that iron has a tendency to be hard on the stomach so it seems that's what it is. It's nothing compared to him throwing up like before though.

Monday, January 28, 2013

"Slightly anemic" feeding woes.

At Lee's 9 month doctor appointment last week I found out that he is slightly anemic. His doctor said that its fairly common at this age and prescribed an iron supplement to be given once a day.
The first time I gave him the dropper full right after he ate solids and.... He threw up everything he'd just eaten. So today I tried mixing it in with his food. After force feeding him a few bites. He almost threw up again. And it was a mess trying to feed him. So currently we stand;
iron supplement 2: mom 0.
I have no idea what to do, any suggestions?

(evidently it's pretty funny to Lee.)