Long story short...My little girls hair was falling out so I took her to the pediatrician to see if he might know why, and he decided to draw some blood. When her blo...
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At my son's 12 month check up two weeks ago my Pedi conducted a hemoglobbin test and my son's iron count was at 9.8. My Pedi requested he come in for anoth...
My son is 10 months old now and is still breastfed. We were giving him TriViSol on the advice of our doctor, but now he's older and drinking less breastmilk and eati...
My daughter had her 9mth checkup yesterday and the ped said her blood test came back showing that she was slightly low on iron. The ped recommended that I buy Poly V...
I took my 4 year old to his yearly exam today and they poked his finger to test his iron. His reading was 10.5 both times (they did it again after they saw the low fi...
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I noticed a tinge of blood with my baby's (5 month old) stool. Since I'm breastfeeding, the doctor put me on a strict diet (No: dairy, eggs, soy, eggs, n...
Hi! On Saturday, I donated blood (via the red cross). They told me to eat a good breakfast, which I did. I had a 9:00 appointment, but I needed to push it a few ho...
My pediatrician wants us to take our one-year-old son to a lab to have blood drawn. It is a routine preventative measure to test for lead and something else I can't ...
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I am due with my first child in early June and I doing some research about cord blood banking. Does anyone have thoughts about or experiences with cord blo...
I guess I didnt give enough information - sorry.. When I was writing this I was very upset and wasnt thinking like I should have been. I took my little girl to the d...
