Has anyone heard of witholding breastfeeding for a certain amount of time
when giving iron drops to a primarily bf baby (ie ebf with a few solids)
with low iron?  I would love to see any references that would support (or
not) no breastfeeding 2 hours before and after giving the drops.

I'm assuming lactoferrin and/or calcium binding is the issue here, but I
don't know enough about how these components function wrt timing of feeds
and iron absorption.

I did see that Enfamil suggests putting the drops in formula if a baby
won't take the drops alone!

Thanks!

Jessica Claire
LLLL IBCLC Los Angeles

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