Reddit reviews NovaFerrum Pediatric Drops Liquid Iron Supplement for Infants and Toddlers 4 fl oz (120 mL) - Raspberry Grape
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PROVEN IN A CLINICAL TRIAL: NovaFerrum has been clinically proven to be Safe, Well Tolerated, and Effective at raising iron levels. (JAMA June 13, 2017 Volume 317, Number 22)NO BAD STUFF: NovaFerrum Does Not contain Gluten, Sugar, Alcohol, Parabens, Synthetic Colors, or Caffeine.NATURAL FRUIT EXTRACTS: NovaFerum Does contain Natural fruit flavors and Natural fruit sweeteners.GREAT TASTING: NovaFerrum has a pleasant taste that kids will enjoy, without the yucky taste of iron.GOOD HEALTH: An excellent source of iron made from Polysaccharide-Iron Complex. One bottle contains 120 servings, a 4-month supply. It can be dispensed directly or you can mix with formula or a juice.
Yup it's gross and notorious for being so. My pediatrician recommended it too,but the reviews on Amazon were so poor that we went with this iron supplement and this vitamin d supplement instead.
So I haven't read about breastmilk hindering iron consumption, but it is generally assumed that by 6 months the iron stores you had from pregnancy are gone from your milk supply and an iron supplement at this time is usually suggested. This is what we used https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BTMKDUU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1 as I wasn't a huge fan of those Enfamil drops. For vitamin D (also recommended before baby drinks cow's milk, if they ever do... mine never has just because she didn't like it) we used a carelson's drop. Super small dose that provides everything they need and you can put the drop on the tip of your nipple.
For us, solids drastically changed the poop game. I'd attribute any constipation to that. Everything I've read says that breastmilk or formula should be the main source of nutrition until age 1. In fact, til my daughter was 1, I'd also offer breastmilk before food. She didn't really solidly start eating 3 "meals" until around 9 months.
It's probably just from iron deficiency. There's a better tasting iron. Hmm what's it called...oh yeah nova ferrum
NovaFerrum Pediatric Drops Liquid Iron Supplement for Infants and Toddlers 120 mL https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BTMKDUU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_XXfSyb8WRSKQG
Childhood cancer is extremely rare while iron deficiency anemia is very common. What's your doc say?
NovaFerrum comes in both a raspberry grape flavor and a chocolate flavor, and seems to be the easiest to tolerate.
If you use a medifrida pacifier to administer it, it should go past the back of her tongue, which helps. You can also use a disposable syringe each time instead of re-using the medifrida one, which makes it WAY easier - you only have to rinse out the pacifier part, and the disposable syringes fit just as well into the pacifier hole.
If you do the syringe+pacifier combo, and give it to her riiiiiiiiiiight before a feed when she’s already hungry, she may be able to gulp it down without really noticing. You can even chase it with an extra syringe of milk/formula to help push it through the pacifier and get the taste off her tongue before transitioning to the bottle/breast, if she tends to refuse her feeds after tasting the iron. That’s been the winning combo for us!