“He’s iron-deficient.” “She’s slightly anemic.” I hear it often: mothers take their babies to the clinic for a well baby check up, have blood drawn and summarily learn that their baby is deficient in iron and needs supplementation. Or, if your baby’s doctor is like ours was you simply receive a prescription for iron supplementation [...]
Iron Deficiency and the Breastfed Baby
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