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Iron supplement for baby
My baby is 5 months old, can I start ferium drops for my baby? And how much and how long I should give this?
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Start iron 2 mg/kg/day ......upto 1 year of age you can give
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Check iron status before giving iron to your baby.
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Hi, I am dr. Sreepriya, paediatrician.
Ferrum drops contain Iron
Normally iron supplementation depend onchilds birthweight, term of birth
For eg. If child is preterm, lowbirthweight
It is advised to start early iron supplementation
According to recommendations, iron supplementation can be started after 4 months of age, because this is the time when breast milk also start to come down
You have not provided weight of your baby
Taking approximate Wight at 5 months,
You can start FERRIUM XT drops 0.5ml Daily once for next 3 months
Once child start taking semisolid, solids you can stop this supplements
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