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in response to the iron question below...

tat2chic85tat2chic85 member
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my son is on gentlease for fussiness and gas power with iron ....he was on poly vi sol before when i was breastfeeding but now that he is only eating this formula we stopped the drops bc we thought the formula was sufficient? should i put him back on the poly vi sol? will call doc also but i want some opinions from anyone with the same situation...thank you! :)
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Re: in response to the iron question below...

  • SWR&MSMSWR&MSM
    when I was BFing DD#1 I was told to give her the poly-vi-sol.  But when we switched to formula around 4 months the doc we could stop with the vitamin because the formula is so heavily fortified.  Doc said for DD#2 even though we're supplementing her BM with Enfacare we still need to give her the vitamins.
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    Thanks for your input! I am going to talk with the doc but I feel the same ...like the formula should certainly have enough ...def don't want him to be constipated...thank you!
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    good point! ya it was just regular poly vi sol ...that was when i was breastfeeding and it was the one the nicu said to get for some reason? not sure why now it's been a few months but that's right there is a difference...
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  • philkristiphilkristi member
    Same situation...but pedi had blood work done on DS...she was anemic still so vitamins were needed.  So I wouldn't stop the drops unless they say you can.
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  • mrsbnlmelmrsbnlmel member

    I breastfed through 14 months and we were told to give Poly Vi Sol for the vitamin D- not because of iron. If they had you give regular Poly- Vi- Sol and didn't say "with iron" you were probably giving it for the vitamin D.

    If that's the case you won't need it on formula. We did have to start giving Poly with Iron at 9 months after our son tested anemic. It's really common ever in late term preemies, but they will do a blood test and specifically tell you to get the iron supplement if you are having anemia issues. 

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