Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Is it possible that you can switch him to a smarter doctor? Do some " shopping around " so to speak and find someone more intelligent? At six months old your son diet should be mostly liquid and your breastmilk will contain all the nutrients (including iron) that he needs. And if he is on formula there are laws that mandate the nutrition requirements of formula. And for that matter Gerber Rice cereal has all the iron your baby should need for as long as he is eating that (not sure about other brands you may have in switzerland). But honestly any fortified hot cereals should have a pretty good amount of iron in it regardless. Eating anything else (beyond breastmilk/formula and cereal) should be just to introduce your baby to textures and not so much their nutritional content. With that in mind introduce your child to the foods you'll want him to eat plenty of as he grows older (like spinach) and avoid foods that are possible allergens (like strawberries). Renee Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 You might really want to buy a good nutrition book for your little guy's pediatrician! I'd really wait till later on the solids, at least till he's six months adjusted age... I gave my kids solid food at three months with no problems, but the more I read the more I wish I'd have waited till six months. Kyle will be absolutely fine on a vegetarian diet. He'll probably even live longer because of it! I've been a vegetarian for ten years, and neither of my kids have ever eaten meat. Both kids are very, very healthy and smart as can be. I'm also very healthy- healthier than most meat-eaters I know. You're doing your little one a big favor by raising him this way. It's really sad, though, that his doctor is so misinformed. I've not had to deal with an unsupportive doctor yet (though since hubby is in the Air Force we'll no doubt move somewhere with a veg-unfriendly doctor), but if I ever come across one I'm going to really get on their backs till they get some accurate information. Isn't it scary how someone who obviously doesn't know much at all about nutrition is handing out advice? I hate thinking about how many vegetarian parents out there have chosen to feed their children meat based on what the pediatrician said. As long as Kyle is getting a good variety of foods, he will be just fine. Beans are a great source of iron, and my kids love them. Kadee Sedtal Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 hi amy. we have raised our son, isaiah, vegan from birth. i educated myself extensively in nutrition and every 6 weeks or so i do an assessment to make sure that his diet is up to par. without hardly trying he always gets more of every nutrient -- including protein and calcium -- than he even needs, without supplementing at all. the only nutrient we've struggled with is fat (ironically). we've had to really work to get enough fat in his diet. but other than that he is above-level on everything else. he is 18 months old now, 33 inches tall, and weighs 25 pounds. he is either advanced or right where he should be developmentally both physically and mentally. so i would say yes, you most certainly can raise your baby healthy vegetarian!!! chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Hi Amy, Three months sounds a bit young for solids. We started with an iron fortified brown rice cereal mixed with breast milk at seven months and added one new food a week. You will need to avoid the potential allergy triggers for at least a year, these include soy, wheat, strawberries, citrus, eggs, dairy; this is not a complete list, just what I have on the top of my head. For finger food, we started with puffed brown rice and added other simple, whole grain foods that did not need teeth. Robin Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Interview for a new doctor! Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 My 22 month old has been vegetarian since birth. He is completely healthy. His pediatrician was fine with it. She suggested a vitamin with iron, which he takes daily! Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 That's is a great suggestion. Medicine is a consumer good and you should be satified with your purchase. If you open a tub of tofu that is spoiled, wouldn't you return it? We chose to take our daughter to our family practioner, rather than a pediatrician. My spouse, daughter, sister, nephew, brother-in-law, many friends and I all see the same doctor - true family medicine. Tricia McElwee <triciamcelwee wrote: Interview for a new doctor! Amy Merwin wrote: Dear All, I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. Best, Amy Geneva, Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 i would also keep in mind that most doctors do not attend even one nutrition class in med school. only rarely do doctors who are not planning to go into dietetics have any sort of professional nutritional education. so basically most doctors are going off of the same stereotypes and unfounded prejudice that the general public is about veg diets. don't assume that a doctor knows all! chances are she knows no more about nutrition than the average joe (or jane) shmoe. your doctor's automatic assumption that you would be anemic -- a very common misconception by people not the least bit educated in nutrition that is rarely founded in reality -- should be a great big red flag that she probably knows nothing about nutrition, much less veg diets. i guess you're not vegan, but i still think the book " raising vegan children in a non-vegan world " could be useful for you. it has tons of nutritional information and advice for approaching everyday omnivore confrontations, like school meals, field trips, " treats " from family members, etc. i refer to it often, sometimes just to keep me sane and let me know that i'm not alone! if you're really getting harassment from your doctor, and don't want to consider going to someone else, do a food chart for your child for a week and point out where he is getting his full dose of nutrients every day. most people feel more comfortable actually seeing where the nutrition is coming from. also, i agree with what kadee said...you might really want to wait on solids. six months, or three months adjusted, is really very early. i'm not sure if your baby is nursing or not, but there's no reason to rush solids if he is, and in fact there are a great many good reasons to delay. if he's on formula, that's something else. but breastmilk provides perfect nutrition for AT LEAST the first 6 months and often for long after. i know that a lot of preemies never get the hang of nursing in the first place, so maybe it's not an issue. and i know that many preemies are born and remain anemic for a long time -- maybe that's why you're getting pressure to start solids, if you are. but as a student midwife and a devoted student of nutrition, i always suggest delaying solids as long as possible. if it's an iron issue, there are ways to correct that without beginning solids too early. and whether your child is on breastmilk or formula, if he's just beginning solids, it's awfully early for your doctor to be concerned ALREADY with a veg diet. babies aren't really supposed to have meat the first year anyway so i think it's pretty obvious that your doctor has some unfounded suppositions about a veg diet that probably need to be straightened out if you don't want many battles in the future. chandelle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 i always recommend a generalized practitioner (family practice, general practitioner, whatever term they use) rather than someone specialized. maybe this isn't an option if you have a preemie who might need some specialized services. but just like i'd tell a pregnant client, if you don't want surgery, don't go to a surgeon. for basic checkups, i don't think there's any reason to see a specialist. FPs/GPs tend to be much more relaxed, laid-back, friendly, and open in their communication than specialists. we don't really bother using doctors anymore, but when my son was a newborn i went to an FP, and he was freakin' awesome, thrilled that i wanted to extended-breastfeed, pleased that we didn't circumcise, happy that we were doing the research on vaccinations, and supportive of raising our son vegan. very refreshing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hi Amy, I was just reading that " The main cause of iron deficiency in the first six months is prematurity, leading to inadequate accumulation of iron in the newborn's iron stores. " ( See: http://www.ironpanel.org.au/AIS/AISdocs/childdocs/Ccauses.html) So regardless of whether you are vegetarian or not, your pediatrician may be concerned about his iron stores because of this. As for my story: I have a 6 year old and a 3 year old who were both raised vegetarian from birth (both were full term). Both are very healthy and intelligent. My doctor at the time my first baby was about a year old, was concerned about our vegetarian diet and iron. She asked us to have his iron levels tested which was a horrendous experience for a one year old (the nurse had trouble finding veins and poked and prodded him quite a bit.). In the end he was not anemic but a little on the low side of normal. We decided to supplement with iron at that point and we've never had any problems. The research I did on the internet at that time suggested that many children (both meat eating or not) are deficient in iron and should have iron supplementation...and that many children are developmentally delayed because of low iron levels. With my second child, I gave her iron supplemented rice cereal around 6 months of age, and gave her an iron fortified vitamin after she outgrew the cereal. She also had some eggs after she was 1 for the iron and DHA (we have alternated between not eating eggs and eating them...and not eating them. Luckily we have access to free range eggs from my mother's farm where no rooster lives...so I know the hens are well treated and fed properly, and we won't be finding any dead chicks in the eggs...) I also made sure that I had adequate iron through foods & vitamins during pregnancy and breastfeeding (until she was over 2). Lentils, tofu, almonds, sea weeds, dried fruit (raisins, apricots), yams, & leafy dark green vegetables like Kale & Broccoli are all sources of iron. You can increase your iron absorption by eating iron rich foods with Vitamin C which will increase your absorption of the iron. For example eat an orange after your broccoli or put Kale into your tomato sauce. I also cook with a cast iron frying pan which is supposed to increase the iron content of foods. (Plus it has the advantage of being a non stick surface with no Teflon). One thing to watch for with the iron supplements is that too much iron can cause constipation. I think vegetarians may have less problem with this because we eat more fiber and therefore suffer less constipation. Also, be careful to store the iron where kids can't get it as iron overdose can cause death. All the best with this, Melanie Amy Merwin wrote: > Dear All, > I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. > Best, > Amy > Geneva, Switzerland > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Too bad they haven't perfected human cloning. I'd want one of your doctor. Kadee Sedtal earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: i always recommend a generalized practitioner (family practice, general practitioner, whatever term they use) rather than someone specialized. maybe this isn't an option if you have a preemie who might need some specialized services. but just like i'd tell a pregnant client, if you don't want surgery, don't go to a surgeon. for basic checkups, i don't think there's any reason to see a specialist. FPs/GPs tend to be much more relaxed, laid-back, friendly, and open in their communication than specialists. we don't really bother using doctors anymore, but when my son was a newborn i went to an FP, and he was freakin' awesome, thrilled that i wanted to extended-breastfeed, pleased that we didn't circumcise, happy that we were doing the research on vaccinations, and supportive of raising our son vegan. very refreshing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 i always consider it very ironic that i struggled with anemia for years as an avid meat-eater, but my blood levels have been perfect since i went vegan, even in pregnancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hey Amy, I would definitely agree with the other parents who say wait until 6 months for you another 3 months. I suggest getting the book Vive Le Vegan by Dreena Burton - as it has a " Feeding Your Vegan Baby andler section that includes a Food Introduction Guideline and detailed notes on introducing solid foods to your vegan child from 6 months to 2 years to minimize allergic reactions and provide a wide variety of nutritionally sound vegan foods. " (taken from the everyday vegan webpage) I weaned my daughter at 4months because she was soo hungry and just kept drinking loads of (formula) milk. Everyone was like wean her! but i would have liked to have put it until she was 6 months. People have a backward attitude to weaning here and i have a friend was feeding her daughter at her christening (she was no older than 2months!!!) I'm in Ireland and i also find that a lot of are doctors are very ignorant when its comes to vegetarian/vegan even when they are trying to be nice. Definitely get a new doctor! Even though i try to give me 2yr old daughter as healthly food as possible sometime she can be really stubborn & i now i give her a mulitivitamin including iron. For a while i was giving her a small bit of blackstrap molasses from a teaspoon but that didn't last long. Look up the following for vegan sources of iron http://www.vegansociety.com/html/food/nutrition/iron.php Hope that helps Una , Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: > > Dear All, > I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. > Best, > Amy > Geneva, Switzerland > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 My first advice is to wait on solids at all or at least go VERY slow. Like you said, your baby is actually only 3 months adjusted and his digestive system is probobly not as far along as a 6 month old that was to term. Second, your doctor is COMPLETELY wrong about needing meat. For one thing, even non-vegetarian babies typically don't start eating meat until 10-12 months. Second, there are MANY MANY healthy vegetarian children (my own included) who have never had meat in their lives. Definately do your homework though before meeting with the dietician. If they are ignorant of vegetarian health, you will be much better off being armed with the power of knowledge. There are lots of good books and websites with good nutritian information, including the vrg website. , Amy Merwin <amymerwin wrote: > > Dear All, > I'm new here and have a question about raising a vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from other sources and was wondering if anyone else has experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just hoping to get some of your stories. > Best, > Amy > Geneva, Switzerland > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Hello Amy, Congratulations on the birth of your son. I, too, have a preemie. He was born at 27.5 weeks. 1 pound 9 ounces. He has been a vegan since we've been home from the NICU. I shopped around for a pediatrician that would not fight me on his diet and vaccinations. If you can't find that, you need to become the expert. Your son doesn't need to eat meat for any reason. Max is now 18 months and doing fabulously. At his one year check up all his bloodwork was great....two boys in our neighborhood around his age were anemic and they are meet eaters! I didn't start Max on solid foods until he was 6 months adjusted. I pumped for 15 months because he wouldn't really breastfeed. Now he eats like a champ. I make all his food and freeze most of it in ice cube trays. Don't be in too much of a hurry to introduce foods....there's lots of research suggesting that it can cause problems later in life like Diabetes, etc. As long as Kyle is gaining weight and keeping on his growth chart path...no worries. I'd be happy to chat/email with you anytime about preemie things. It's quite a journey....congratulations again Susan Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hi Amy I haven't read other replies yet. but thought i'd tell you my experience with it We have been vegetarian by birth and our son (2 1/2 yr old) is vegetarian by birth as well. He was born full tern but sometime after his first birthday for some other reasons we had to do a blood checkup for him and it turned out that he was anemic. And I was anemic durin pregnancy as well. but then I have been eating as well as feeding my son all kinds of iron rich food and so i was really concerned by this result. but the doc said it was possible that mine and my sons iron absorption is less than normal. Anyways as per the docs suggestion i gave him vitamins(with iron) drops (don't remember the name at this moment) for a few months and then stopped it later. He seems to be perfectly ok otherwise. No time during this course the doc raised any questions abt us being veg as a reason. Try some of the following when your baby is old enough to start eating these things, - when u give multigrain/whole grain and similar food try to give orange juice or other citrus (it increases iron absorption) - potato, brocolli, spinach - dates, raisins and some nuts are also good source of iron. --- wrote: > > 2a. Vegetarian Baby? > Posted by: " Amy Merwin " amymerwin > amymerwin > Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:43 am (PDT) > > Dear All, > I'm new here and have a question about raising a > vegetarian baby. My son, Kyle, was 3 months > premature and is doing great now. He's now 6 months > (3 months adjusted) and we're going to start solids > this weekend. His pediatrician seemed concerned that > we (his parents) are vegetarian (she assumed I'm > anemic which I'm not) and said he'll need meat to > get enough iron. I believe you can get iron from > other sources and was wondering if anyone else has > experience raising a baby vegetarian from birth > (premature or full-term). He has a meeting with a > dietician and I'm reading as much as I can-just > hoping to get some of your stories. > Best, > Amy > Geneva, Switzerland > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 I haven't read all of the posts yet. I'm just catching up. I also had a preemie born at 25 weeks. She was vegan until 18 months when my sil thought it was ok to introduce her to McDonalds. She is now 9yo and a vegetarian and completely healthy. Infact, when all of the kids in school get sick, she doesn't. My 2 yo, full term, is also veg from birth and my 12 yo is now vegan by her own choice. Our ped doesn't know very much about veganism but when he asked me what I was feeding the kids I mentioned a few things and he was ok. He asked my oldest where she gets protien when she went vegan. He was surprised to here her spout off about how the human body doesn't need all that protein, even when it is growing at it's fastest rates during infancy and teen years. She also gave him the percentages of protein in several veg foods. I think he felt better after that. Also, they are growing, at healthy weights and very rarely get sick. How could anyone complain about that? Carol Susan Scott <earthgrl wrote: Hello Amy, Congratulations on the birth of your son. I, too, have a preemie. He was born at 27.5 weeks. 1 pound 9 ounces. He has been a vegan since we've been home from the NICU. I shopped around for a pediatrician that would not fight me on his diet and vaccinations. If you can't find that, you need to become the expert. Your son doesn't need to eat meat for any reason. Max is now 18 months and doing fabulously. At his one year check up all his bloodwork was great....two boys in our neighborhood around his age were anemic and they are meet eaters! I didn't start Max on solid foods until he was 6 months adjusted. I pumped for 15 months because he wouldn't really breastfeed. Now he eats like a champ. I make all his food and freeze most of it in ice cube trays. Don't be in too much of a hurry to introduce foods....there's lots of research suggesting that it can cause problems later in life like Diabetes, etc. As long as Kyle is gaining weight and keeping on his growth chart path...no worries. I'd be happy to chat/email with you anytime about preemie things. It's quite a journey....congratulations again Susan Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 That's great about your daughter telling her doctor all that nutrition information!! When my kids are a bit older I do hope they'll know that much about what they eat. Kadee Sedtal , carol sobczak <cpsobczak wrote: > > I haven't read all of the posts yet. I'm just catching up. I also had a preemie born at 25 weeks. She was vegan until 18 months when my sil thought it was ok to introduce her to McDonalds. She is now 9yo and a vegetarian and completely healthy. Infact, when all of the kids in school get sick, she doesn't. My 2 yo, full term, is also veg from birth and my 12 yo is now vegan by her own choice. Our ped doesn't know very much about veganism but when he asked me what I was feeding the kids I mentioned a few things and he was ok. He asked my oldest where she gets protien when she went vegan. He was surprised to here her spout off about how the human body doesn't need all that protein, even when it is growing at it's fastest rates during infancy and teen years. She also gave him the percentages of protein in several veg foods. I think he felt better after that. Also, they are growing, at healthy weights and very rarely get sick. How could anyone complain about that? > Carol > > Susan Scott <earthgrl wrote: > Hello Amy, > > Congratulations on the birth of your son. I, too, have a preemie. He was born at 27.5 weeks. 1 pound 9 ounces. He has been a vegan since we've been home from the NICU. I shopped around for a pediatrician that would not fight me on his diet and vaccinations. If you can't find that, you need to become the expert. Your son doesn't need to eat meat for any reason. Max is now 18 months and doing fabulously. At his one year check up all his bloodwork was great....two boys in our neighborhood around his age were anemic and they are meet eaters! I didn't start Max on solid foods until he was 6 months adjusted. I pumped for 15 months because he wouldn't really breastfeed. Now he eats like a champ. I make all his food and freeze most of it in ice cube trays. Don't be in too much of a hurry to introduce foods....there's lots of research suggesting that it can cause problems later in life like Diabetes, etc. As long as Kyle is gaining weight and keeping on his growth chart path...no > worries. I'd be happy to chat/email with you anytime about preemie things. It's quite a journey....congratulations again > > Susan Scott > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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