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Liquid Iron Drops...

N.J. asks from San Francisco

I posted a question regarding low hemoglobins levels (8.8) in my 14 month old last week. I was not really convinced he had iron deficient anemia. However, per the pe...

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Iron Deficiency in Toddler???

K.A. asks from Fresno

Any one have a toddler with an iron deficiency? My mom and all my aunts are saying my son has it. I have a doctors appointment Friday but I'm kinda freaking out. Not ...

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Needs Iron, but Refuses Cereal

N.B. asks from Washington DC

My 9 mo. old makes the most disgusted face and then closes his mouth when I try to feed him rice cereal or oatmeal. I don't pump anymore because he doesn't take a bot...

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Should I Give My Daughters Iron Supplements?

V.L. asks from Miami

My 6 year old has hemoglobin 11.0 and hematocrit 32.9% and my 3 year old has hemoglobin 11.3 and hematocrit 32.9%. The normal ranges for their exams started at hemogl...

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Iron Issues in Pregnancy

C.V. asks from Miami

Hi All: I wrote about this before but I'm further along into it and want to hear from other Mom's that have gone through this. I went into the hospital in April f...

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Pregnancy Test

J.B. asks from Seattle

Hello. My husband and I finally decided to start trying for our third. we are using the Shettles method to try for a boy. I took 2 pregnancy test a couple of days ...

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Doc Wants Me to Get Lead Blood Test for Toddler- I Think They're Unnecessary. ?

L.B. asks from New York

At my son's one year check-up, the pediatrician told me I had to go to a lab to get his blood tested for lead exposure and anemia. Apparently, this is routine in Wes...

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Help, My One Year Old Is Deficient in Iron

K.N. asks from Birmingham

Please help. My baby girl, just turned one, and i recently found out that she is deficient in iron. She is on Wic, and when I took her there the other day, they pri...

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Seeking Advice to Boost My Toddlers Iron Intake

M.A. asks from Los Angeles

My youngest daughter had her iron checked and the results came back as low normal. Our doctor has recommended that she take an iron supplement to boost her level. I h...

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Should I Give My Seven Month Old an Iron Supplement?

A.W. asks from Chicago

My seven month old daughter is breasted and has been on solids for a little over a month. She's a pretty good eater - she likes cereal as well as most fruits and vegg...

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  • dark leafy greens in 3 answers "... stopping the iron supplement and increasing her intake of dark leafy greens ..."
  • black strap molasses in 4 answers "Black strap molasses!!! Full of iron , calcium, copper and potassium."
  • poly vi sol in 2 answers "What you need to do is get poly-vi-sol infant vitamin drops."
  • iron interferes with the absorption in 2 answers "(I've read that supplemental iron interferes with the absorption of iron from breast ..."
  • list of iron rich foods in 2 answers "Go to www.askdrsears.com you'll find a very extensive list of iron rich foods!"