I believe that everyone hopes that their babies can take a balanced intake of nutrients and grow up healthy and happy. Many novice parents have no experience in raising their babies on the way, resulting in iron deficiency troubles in their babies. So what can we do about it?
Causes of iron deficiency in babies
There are congenital and acquired factors that cause iron deficiency in babies.
Congenital iron deficiency is due to some mothers suffering from iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy, or because the baby is premature, multiple births, etc., so that they get less iron from the mother, resulting in the baby's congenital iron deficiency.
Acquired iron deficiency is mainly related to insufficient nutritional intake. For example, after 6 months of the baby, the iron stored in the body can no longer meet the needs of rapid growth and development, but the milk powder given to the baby is lacking in iron, or the iron-rich complementary food cannot be added in time, so that the baby has acquired symptoms of iron deficiency.
Symptoms of iron deficiency in your baby
Physiological manifestations are pale skin, lipsal mucosa, pallor of the conjunctiva, and brittle nails;
Emotional manifestations are irritability, irritability, lack of interest in the surrounding things, lack of concentration, and poor memory;
Dietary manifestations are partial eating, picky eating, and accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, constipation, etc., and even severe babies will have pica, such as liking to eat tissues, small objects, etc.
How to prevent iron deficiency in your baby
To avoid iron deficiency in your baby, you must first understand your baby's demand for iron at different times.
When the baby is 0 to 4 months old, breastfeeding is enough; when the baby is 4 to 6 months old, you should supplement the baby with 1mg/kg of iron in time, but do not supplement more than 15mg of measured iron per day; when the baby is half a year old to one year old, parents can add some iron-fortified rice noodles and other foods for them in time, while paying attention to vitamin C supplementation, so vitamin C can help iron be better absorbed.
In addition to supplementing different doses of iron for babies of different ages, parents can also choose some iron-rich milk powder for their babies for additional supplementation. For example, the Yobo Ganuoan milk powder that my baby drank at that time was very good, which was also my choice after doing some homework. This milk powder not only strengthens the calcium, iron and zinc content according to the scientific ratio, so that the three effects are supplemented together; at the same time, the milk powder also contains nine nutrients, including DHA, AA, choline probiotics, etc., which can help the baby's nutritional intake more comprehensively and grow healthier.
If the baby has a serious iron deficiency, then parents do not blindly supplement themselves, at this time take the baby to the hospital in time for iron detection, and follow the doctor's advice to choose the appropriate iron supplement, is the wise choice.
Finally, Xiaobian would like to remind everyone that iron deficiency anemia is irreversible harm to the baby's intellectual development, so parents must not take it lightly!