Iron

[dancer]

On Monday I took Mina to her 2 year Pediatric appointment. She is big both height and weight-wise, but she is following along her percentile happily (she's actually dropped weight, proportionally). She's talking like crazy, very expressive, and we've gotten a hold for the most part on her sensitive skin issues. Colds/infections are less frequent

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[fairoriana]

A quick search on Amazon showed some options here. Both of these are more organic and specific, and would probably be pretty easy to add to her diet:

http://www.amazon.com/Pediakid-Natural-Children-Vitamins-Supplement/dp/B003LSMANS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391107148&sr=8-2&keywords=natural+children%27s+iron+supplements
http://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Light-NutriStart-Multivitamin-Supplement/dp/B000OQ7OHC/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1391107148&sr=8-10&keywords=natural+children%27s+iron+supplements

[futurenurselady]

How about a liquid iron supplement? http://www.amazon.com/NovaFerrum-Pediatric-Drops-Liquid-Supplement/dp/B00BTMKDUU
http://www.amazon.com/Enfamil-Fer-In-Sol-Supplement-Infants-Toddlers/dp/B000S2I75K/ref=pd_sim_hpc_3

[ahaseurus]

Many times iron supplements can cause stomach pain, sometimes quite severe. I've been informed that extended-release formulations are far less likely to do so. Did you pediatrician give you any idea of a dosage range? Iron absorption can be very idiosyncratic anyway... I never looked for a low-dosage sustained release tablet.

Good luck - she's a good kid!

[ggirl]

My favorite vitamin site is Puritan's Pride. They always have great 2 for 1 deals. I know I don't have a kid, but I'd side with the person who said just give her the chewable Flintstones. If it's only one a day, that's not so bad. They're pretty small.