What to do about anemia in premature infants

Some premature babies have problems with anemia and hypoxia, so it is necessary to take timely treatment methods to ensure the safety of the children and avoid dangerous situations caused by premature anemia. So what should we do about anemia in premature babies? Well, let me introduce to you how to deal with this problem.

You can give your baby red dates and black rice porridge. The porridge can be eaten directly. Peel and core the red dates and feed them to your baby. Eat red dates twice a week. Too much will cause internal heat. Soak the chicken liver in clean water for an hour, then steam it in rice. After it is cooked, mash it into a paste and feed it to your baby. For chicken stewed with shiitake mushrooms, you can feed some chicken puree and shiitake mushrooms, and black fungus is also fine. When making crucian carp soup or fish paste, make sure all the bones are picked out. Chop the lean meat into a paste and boil it into soup, then use the soup to stew eggs. The egg stewed in shrimp paste soup is also easy to absorb. Also, iron pots are used to cook for babies. You can also choose rice noodles with calcium, iron and zinc. In addition, you can give your baby some lysine inositol oral solution to increase appetite and improve anemia.

Generally speaking, for infants, hemoglobin below 11 grams is considered anemia, and for young children, hemoglobin below 11.5 grams is considered anemia. Parents can make their own judgment based on the test results and, at the same time, provide supplements and treatment according to the doctor's advice. Some seriously ill children may need blood transfusions to improve this condition.

For premature babies, feeding is more difficult because their sucking ability is limited and they cannot suck their mother's nipples by themselves. However, do not give up early feeding, because early feeding can prevent anemia in premature babies. Generally, breastfeeding should be carried out within 24 hours.

Babies with good sucking ability can ensure nutrition by sucking their mother's milk. If the baby has poor sucking ability, they should be fed with a dropper to let them eat milk or milk powder as soon as possible.

1. Routine blood test.

2. Plasma erythropoietin.

3. Serum ferritin. Symptomatic treatment is determined based on the results of these three tests. Most cases of anemia in infants are iron deficiency anemia. Lack of iron in the infant's body will cause anemia, so iron supplementation is the key. However, infants cannot take medicine casually due to their age, otherwise it will kill the white blood cells in the body and cause more serious diseases. Breastfeeding is more recommended for infants with anemia.

Because the medicine taken by the mother can enter the breast milk, so that the baby can absorb more iron to promote hematopoietic function and relieve anemia. Of course, for anemic babies, breast milk alone cannot provide more nutrition, and complementary foods should be added as early as possible. You can give your baby some vegetable juice and fruit juice starting from 2 months old.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the child has the above problems, it is necessary to take timely treatment measures to ensure the child's physical health and avoid dangerous situations caused by anemia. Finally, I wish the child a speedy recovery.