DD is 20 MO. She has one feed in the evenings. I love bfing her and had aimed to continue till she was 2 and then reassess and think about stopping. I've been diagnosed with anaemia - my iron levels are only 7 which apparently is dangerously low. I have a copper coil giving heavy periods and my diet is very restricted so I'm stuck for choice with iron rich foods. I also react alot with iron medication. GP has given me a month to increase levels using floradix herbal iron supplements and increasing iron through diet and has also given me medication to help with the heavy periods. I didn't mention to GP that I was still bfing (she didn't ask and I didn't think at the time) but now I'm wondering if this is having a detrimental effect on my iron stores and should I stop. I'm not really sure how much one feed a day would make a difference on my iron levels. Does anyone know if it would help me much or offer any advice on this please?
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issimma ·
29/10/2012 13:28
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