Iron levels at 9 months, just an fyi :)

CarlaAndJames

I know one of the topics that comes up a lot with solids talk is whether babies who skip cereal (or do baby led weaning) don't get enough iron. 

My pedi does a routine blood draw at 9 months to check for anemia, Lexi's iron levels look awesome - and she was EBF until 6 months, when we introduced BLW and started supplementing a little formula. We have never given her fortified cereal of any kind, and while we do try to include some iron rich foods in her diet, it's not like we stuff spinach and steak down her throat

 I know it's anecdotal, but just thought it was worth mentioning! (Although it might be more useful on the 3-6 month board since obviously everyone here has already made their solids decisions!) 

Diver0214

Thanks! I was also wondering this. We also skipped the cereal and went straight to BLW at 6 months. We have not had her 9 month appointment yet.

chuicafina

That's great! We also skipped cereals but are doing purees (and now finger foods). We do a lot of fish and chicken and spinach, so I'm fairly certain that his iron levels are fine. But it's good to hear another non-cereal-fed baby has good iron levels.

cfisher2008

We also EBF for 6 months and do BLW and DD's iron levels were great. We also didn't give much cereal- she has 1 box of oatmeal, and we still have over half of it left.