The iron content in breast milk is very low. 1000ml breast milk contains only 1.5mg ~ 2.0mg of iron, but the absorption rate is as high as 45-75%. The absorption rate of iron in milk is only 10%.

2. Reasonable and balanced complementary food.

Iron can be supplemented by food. Try to choose complementary foods rich in iron, such as fortified iron rice noodles; After 7-8 months, add iron-rich fish paste, egg yolk, liver paste, lean meat, etc. in time. Appropriate addition of foods rich in vitamin C such as fruits and vegetables can help your baby to promote iron absorption.

3. Check hemoglobin regularly.

The baby needs to be examined once every 6 months or 9 months, and then once every 6 months, so as to find and correct iron deficiency in time.

Tips:

If the baby has severe anemia, you can't just rely on simple complementary food. Be sure to supplement iron in time according to the doctor's advice, and then do complementary food after the baby's symptoms improve.