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Exclusively Breastfeeding 6 Month Old, Enough Iron?

R.C. asks from New York

Hi I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old (we just started solids 2 weeks ago)... how do I make sure he is getting enough Iron. I keep reading that at 6 mon...

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Blood Thinners During Pregnancy

R.Y. asks from Miami

I am starting my 9th week and my cardiologist wants me to go on blood thinner medication due to the fact that I have arythmias (sp?). I am now officially "high risk"...

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Advice for Anemic 13 Month Old Taking Iron

J.D. asks from Denver

My 13 month old daughter was sick a lot this winter from daycare and so she breastfed a lot. As a result, she is slightly anemic/iron deficient--with a hematocrit of ...

12

Can a Blood Test Be Wrong?

A.C. asks from Sacramento

Ok, I am asking this question for my cousin. Her period is almost 3 weeks late, and all of the home pregnancy tests have been negative. She is usually very regular ...

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4 Year Old with Low Iron- Ferritin Level at 12

S.E. asks from Seattle

We had my daughters blood checked for iron at her 4 year checkup. Being first time parents, we were concerned that she is sensitive at times. Aren't all children? ...

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Blood Work for Baby?

D.G. asks from Los Angeles

My pediatrician wants us to take our one-year-old son to a lab to have blood drawn. It is a routine preventative measure to test for lead and something else I can't ...

17

Blood in Vegan Infant's Stool

C.G. asks from Kansas City

I apologize for the long post, but I have been doing a lot of research and it doesn't seem like the other posts quite cover our situation so I am going into great det...

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Floradix-- for Toddlers with Iron Deficiency Anemia?

N.J. asks from Los Angeles

Just curious if any of you have given your children Floradix for anemia? Awhile back I had a post about my son's anemia--we've just had another round of labs and now...

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Elevated Red Blood Cells.......

M.B. asks from Odessa

First let me put out on the line everything that I have. I am an Idiopathic epileptic ( uncontrolable seizures ), I have hypoactive thyroidism, an open Ventricular Se...

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Breastfed 9 Month Old Borderline Low Iron

J.R. asks from Tucson

At my sons 9 month appt his dr told us he had borderline low iron and to give him vitamin drops with added iron which we have. He was very non chalant and casual abou...

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