Besides the main energy such as protein and sugar, the baby also needs various vitamins and trace elements. Babies with iron deficiency will have symptoms of anemia, such as pallor or emotional irritability, and may also have quirks such as eating hair and confetti, which need to be supplemented in time. So, what does an eight-month-old baby eat to supplement iron?

1, supplement iron

For babies with no obvious iron deficiency or iron deficiency problems, complementary food can be used to supplement iron. Eight-month-old babies can eat a variety of complementary foods, such as animal blood and liver, as well as egg yolk and black fungus, which are rich in iron. Grapes, bananas and other fruits also contain a lot of iron, which can supplement iron for your baby.

2, milk powder iron supplement

If the baby is obviously short of iron, then you can give the baby some milk powder with iron added. However, we should pay attention to observe the baby's stool after eating this milk powder. If the baby often defecates, which proves that the baby's absorption of iron is not good, we can change the milk powder and give the baby more vitamin C to promote the absorption of iron.

3. Iron supplements

Infants with severe iron deficiency may still need iron supplements. It is best to consult a doctor, choose trivalent iron that is more suitable for baby to absorb for iron supplement, and try to choose oral liquid for iron supplement after meals.