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Lower Iron Count in 1 Year Old?
I don't know what my son's "count" was at 1 year, but he was low iron also ... although it may be because the blood tests for B12 are not accurate - they ...
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- You might want to consult a nutritionist, Bonnie Minskie is on the web and very, very, good. This could be a serious matter resulting in a failure to thrive diagnosis ...
- Hi E., from the ages of 1-4 my daughter was borderline anemic. We found with her that she was getting plenty of iron, she was lacking the vitamin C that a body needs t...
- I have twin girls (now 5 years old). They were 4 weeks premature and both had low iron until they were around 2 yrs old. My doctor never suggested taking them off milk...
How to Handle a 15 Month Old Getting Blood Drawn -- Help?!
This is the reason why they need iron fortified formulas. Anyway, I had my son's blood drawn when he was 2 ..... Anemia/lead Blood Test - What's It Like? ...
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- HI A., First I want you to know I worked as a ER RN for 15yrs so have some experience with this subject. Demand the person who is drawing the blood is comfortable ...
- I'm so sorry for what you both went through. My daughter has had to get her blood drawn on a regular basis and it was always a horrible feeling to hold her down and le...
- Oh A.! How awful!!! I would have been in tears along with my baby - you must have been devastated. I would say that you need to explain to the office how traumatic th...
24 Weeks Pregnant and Feeling Dizzy
I stopped getting dizzy when I took an iron supplement. My Dr. recommended it after I had taken a blood test...one of the many. Good luck and enjoy being ...
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- I was horribly dizzy for most of my second trimester. Everything checked out ok. It happened most when I was in the shower and when I got up from laying down. But,...
- I'm 25 weeks now and started feeling a bit more dizzy the last few weeks. And my cousin always told me that she barely felt her baby move the entire pregnancy (that b...
- ... Good Morning !! First off congratulations on your "new Bundle in progress". We women have SUPER high-tech bodies! We profiently make more blood volume when we get ...
Iron Supplement for Baby
We are going in for the follow-up blood test this week. Get the drops. Once your baby's diet include more iron from meats, etc. you probably won't have to ...
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- I have a 10-month-old breastfed baby who was also diagnosed with low iron at her 9 month doctor visit. What I learned is that the baby gets iron from the breastmilk fo...
- The baby Poly something or that Enfamil Tri stuff is what they are talking about. It was recommended I should give my daughter a vitamin or iron supplement not bec...
- Hi A., You might get a second opinion about needing iron. If you're still breastfeeding (several times a day?) and your baby is eating solids, he might be better off...
Cant Seem to Wake Up
I think you need to ask your doctor to do some blood test such as for your thyroid and iron levels also could you be depressed i went through the same thing ...
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- K., Please go see an Endocronologist or maybe even a Reproductive Endocronologist. I am not sure which type would be best.- they both specialize in hormonal problems...
- K., I think you need a check up asap and also put a carbon monoxide monitor in your house. You may have a leak of some kind and that can make you very sleepy. Also, ge...
- I think you need to ask your doctor to do some blood test, such as for your thyroid and iron levels. also, could you be depressed. i went through the same thing and fo...
PICA Syndrome
Sep 21, 2009 ... She did a complete blood work-up on her, including liver and kidney, iron and zinc, among the other normal tests. All tests came back normal ...
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- There can be various reasons for a lack of availability of nutrition in the body. Sometimes, due to hazerdous exposure to lead, mercury, cadmium, alluminum, some vacc...
- I'am glad to read that you have already made an appt for your daughter.I have a niece who eats chalk sand and other yucky things that is so gross,she has no symptoms o...
- My son is 3, and he does the same thing. He likes to eat chalk, crayons, drywall, dirt, he'll chew on the ceiling on his way downstairs, he used to eat cat food, and t...
Hair Falling Out
it might be worth a blood test to check your iron. I whacked off my long hair about 3 months after each of my kids was born because the shedding bugged me ...
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- My hair has fallen out excessively after each baby too - eventually it stops and starts to thicken up again. My hairdresser recommended Nioxin products, I have used th...
- As others have said, it's normal. If you're feeling extraordinarily tired (yeah, right - you have a baby!), it might be worth a blood test to check your iron. I wha...
- I had low B12 levels after my 1st and my hair was falling out like crazy. I had to have b12 injections for a couple months then I was fine.
Toddler with Gray Teeth!
The doctor did ask me to start an iron supplement but the box said it would ... The testing stands up against any blood test, allergy test, biofeed back, ...
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- P., My son's teeth turned grey when he was taking gummy multi-vitamins. I took him to the dentist, they cleaned his teeth and all was white again. High amounts of...
- my toddler had that when we started iron supplement. try not to get it on her teeth - in the back of the throat and brush teeth after giving it. we ended up going to a...
- Sometimes little ones that take a lot of antibiotics will have trouble with discolored teeth. I recomment you see or call a dentist. He will be able to give you comple...
Low Iron
After the c-sec make sure they test you or put you on an iron pill. ..... I would not worry about a blood transfusion. Iron-deficiency anemia is quite ...
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- Lots of green, leafy vegetables for you! And cook some red meat in a cast-iron pan - the iron gets into the meat. Beans and raisins are good sources of iron, too. ...
- You will never get a transfusion because of iron deficiency- there's not enough iron in the transfused blood to make a difference. Ask you doctor, but they will proba...
- I have been anemic my whole life and have had 3 sections (for 4 kids). I have taken the CVS brand of iron supplement along with the prenatals with all pregnancies and ...
8 Weeks Pregnant, Blood Work Shows Low TSH Normal or Not?
Aug 12, 2009 ... I'm basically a new woman now that I'm on Thyroid and Iron (which ... When my pragnancy was confirmed I had another bloodtest done and my ...
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- My thyroid issues are not at all pregnancy related, but I do have experience with being hypothyroid while pregnant. Depending on how low you actually are, the doctor ...
- Hi H.: Wne I became pregnant with my daughter I was diagnosed with HYPOthyroidism. My bloodwork confirmed it when I didn't even know yet that I was pregnant (right ...
- H., I don't know how much my experience will help, but here it is: My mother was dg'd with Hypothyroidism when she was in her early 20's. There is a 25% chance o...
