Low Iron and breastfeeding?

[louii]

Hiya, my friend has a little one who is 15 weeks, her health visitor told her that she should start weaning from breastfeeding between 4 and 6 months as the baby is not getting enough iron. She told her that this was new government guidelines.

This can't be right is it?

[Brangelina]

No, it's totally and utterly wrong. There's a Kellymom link on another thread taht explains it all. I'll see if I can find it for you.

[MrsBadger]

tis bollocks
good info here
another crap hv [sigh]

[Brangelina]

Oh, you beat me to it.

[louii]

I thought it was a load of crap alright and that she should look it up herself.

I never went to a health visitor at all after the initial visit as she told me a lot of rubbish about breastfeeding. Went on to breastfeed for nearly 2 years so i was obviously doing something right

Some people just take the health visitors word as law, never understood that myself.

[louii]

Thanks Mrs Badger, i really have to bite my tongue with friends sometimes as they are so misinformed.

[tiktok]

Either your friend has misunderstood, or the HV is making things up on the spot....there are no new govt guidelines on weaning and no new govt guidelines on iron.

In any case, why would she wean from the breast? When the time comes for solid foods, they are given in addition to breastfeeding, not instead of.

[louii]

I think health visitor was meaning for her to wean onto formula, aaaaahhhh, I seriously don't know where they do their training.