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yes, but for reference I was low on iron during pregnancy and LO has thalassemia trait. So genetically she has low iron regardless of what I feed her. And she ate a very iron fortified diet after her 9m appointment when we found out she had low iron.

Yes, but only because after his 9 month blood work it showed he was low on iron and the dr. recommended it. Also I was severely anemic during pregnancy so I don't know if that affected him.

@NurseMommy: Mine didn't. I'm guessing because there was never a need?

We never did Vitamin D drops, iron supplements, or anything like that even though she was 100% breastfed.

we got the iron bloodwork at 12 months. I never gave any iron supplement (I EBF and introduced solids at 5.5 months).

I'm not fully on board with the "food before one is just for fun" concept. While that may be true for some babies, my 9 month old is obviously hungry if I don't give her anything besides milk. She is constantly moving, and I feel like she truly does need extra sustenance.

We don't do iron supplements though. She eats a lot of iron rich food, and so do I. If there's ever a point where she's deficient then we will reevaluate.

@NurseMommy: I think either at 9 or 12 months usually is routine.