Iron
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Topic: Iron
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Iron
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:35pm
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Josh is none pretty much eating no meat at all. He's not interested in it at all, and I don't want to make a fuss over it at dinner time. But my problem is the iron that he is missing out on. With a mother that has pretty much non exsistant iron stores I am worried that he isn't getting any iron. Is there anything I can do for him that is realtifly cheap?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:38pm
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Green leafy veg are high in iron (although probably not a great suggestion for a wee one as they werent my fav food as a youngin).
Otherwise nuts are high in iron ... or will he eat fish? ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:52pm
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Nope won't eat any meat at all apart from ham and luncheon (not that it is actually meat). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:57pm
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Maybe talk to your GP and see if there able to give him iron supplements or not you could try giving him diluted squeezed orange juice as the vit C helps to absorb iron. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 7:30pm
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What about if you pureed it and mixed it into his mashed potato or something, would that work? Even yoghurt, if you must lol -------------  |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 8:48pm
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And apricots are high in iron... maybe a few dried apricots with brekkie? ------------- Andie |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 8:51pm
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Thanks Andie we have them at home and they go to daycare for lunch. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:06pm
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Charlotte is on incremin? its about $10 from chemist, has a giraffe on the box. She won't eat meat either (damn valentines..) ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: 2bmumof3
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:09pm
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1 weetbix is meant to have 25% of an adults RDI or iron if he eats that?? Maybe include a toddle milk that's iron fortified with it. Sultanas are quite high in iron to.
Not such a cheap alternative but trying to remember off the top of my head I think Floridix is ok for kids (maybe mix it in with a drink to get him to take it) ------------- Sara Corban (22/11/04) Connor (18/04/06) Chelsea (21/05/08) 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:21pm
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Floradix is a good gentle iron supplement for kids too. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 10:04pm
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Olivia is not much of a meat eater either. I have a hand out (which I should scan but I can't) and chicken is a really good source of iron as well. It now comes in tins as well, does he eat chicken sammies? Chicken toasties? Chicken pizza or pita pockets? What about pate? 35-ish % of haem iron is absorbed by the body and when it comes to non-haem iron sources that number reduces to only 7%. It is the better idea to try for the higher stuff.
In saying that though Olivia is not much of a meat eater at all, I would be lucky to get 2 or 3 serves into her per week through general eating and pure trickery. I am not so worried about her lacking in iron, she is generally not a tired child and has plenty of energy. I mean your DS could have fantastic iron stores, concentrate on him - is he ok? Is he showing signs of deficiency? Rosy cheeks? Runs about like a nutter? Red whites of the eyes? Best of luck  ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 10:36pm
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I'm a vegetarian, and the type of iron in both meat and veges is the same. The so-called haem and non-haem is a lot of bollocks, as research has been done.
With iron (from both animal and non-animal sources), just make sure you have vitamin C to help metabolise iron properly. Without vitamin c, the body cannot utilise iron properly. One way of getting the vitamin c is to give a small glass of orange juice with a meal, or to allow him to eat a piece of fruit after a meal If your son does not green leafy veges, your best bet is iron fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals or a fortified soy milk. If that doesn't work, I would highly recommend mixing a sachet of SpaTone iron supplement in some of his milk or juice. This is great source of naturally occuring iron. It is basically water with a lot of iron ions in it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:41am
------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
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