Just reposting this to see if anyone has any insights. I'm wondering
what breastfeeding moms who give their 4month olds the AAP recommended
iron drops do? Are they instructed to withhold breastfeeding for four
hours by their peds?
Thanks!
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Jessica Claire <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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