I do not give the jar meat she eats what we eat and we eat meat about 4 times a week she fats around 25 oz of alimentum formula idk how else to get her iron up. My iron is always low also we are both very pale skinned any advice on what else to do
As an anemic woman by genetics and nature (thanks aunt flo), I am constantly battling low iron. I HATE taking iron pills and realistically, one shouldn't as iron is actually a very toxic, non-water-soluable , naturally occuring element. First of all, foods are a great source for iron because they naturally balance the body's absorbion. You will notice a lot of foods high in iron also have iron blockers, which is intentional so the body doesn't absorb too much. Secondly, there is non-heme and heme iron. Heme iron is most effectively absorbed by the body and is found in meat products. Non-heme is still good but not as easily absorbed. This is found in grains and veggies. Spinach is a big misnomer when it comes to iron as it has one of the biggest iron blockers of all (can't remember the name but look it up if you are curious). A good source of iron is clams but yuck, right! Maybe she would like them. An awesome source of iron is Cream of Wheat. I feed that to my son to help boost his iron. But it also has a lot of calcium which is an iron blocker so I make sure to give him orange juice with it as Vitamin C and citris helps with iron absorbtion. Also, VitaTops which are in the freezer isle have a bunch of vitamins and a good source of iron as well. I microwave with butter and mash for my son, who is one. You can always do a liquid iron supplment and have her drink it as well. These are much easier on the body with a less absorbtion rate than pills. Just remember, yes.iron levels should be solid but overdoing iron can be life threatening so increase in moderation. Also, it takes quite some time to build up iron stores so you won't see a change right away. Good luck!
Their are many foods rich in iron that you could add to her regular diet to supplement what she is getting from the meat. I have low iron all the time too, and its mostly cause i eat like no meat.not vegetarian i just dont really like it so i try to eat alot of dark green things and and meat replacement like beans and such. beans, including kidney, lima, navy, black, pinto, soy beans, and lentils greens, including collard greens, kale, mustard greens, spinach, and turnip greens tofu broccoli, swiss chard, asparagus, parsley, watercress, brussel sprouts Those are a few i pulled off that website that are foods high in iron other than meats but there are quite a few resources out their for cooking iron rich. You could also go with iron fortified foods with an artificial iron but that doesnt tend to digest in the body as well as a natural iron. I hope you can get it figured out.
If this is coming from your doctor get a prescription for TriViSol with Iron.
