Iron supplementation time for premature infants

Premature babies are prone to mineral deficiencies. For example, anemia is common in children, so they need to supplement iron in a timely manner. When supplementing iron, you must understand the specific time of supplementation. You must supplement iron based on the child's weight and specific situation. When using some iron supplements, you must also do so under the guidance of a doctor. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Iron supplementation time for premature infants

So how much supplement is appropriate?

The following contents still need to be followed according to the doctor's advice based on the specific situation: iron supplementation 2~4mg/Kg/day starts 2 weeks after birth until the corrected age is 1 year old (how to calculate the corrected age can be seen) "Evaluation without corrected age is rogue!" If there are omissions before, premature babies need to start iron supplementation at the latest 2 months after birth. The iron supplementation mentioned here is until 1 year old, preferably until 2 years old (micro-supplementation)

For premature infants/low-weight babies who gain weight quickly, even if breast milk fortifiers or premature infant formula are used, a lower standard of 2 mg/kg/day can be used to prepare a trace amount of iron deficiency for the baby. Premature infants should use iron-fortified cereals to supplement iron after adding complementary foods. After 7 months, foods with higher iron content can be provided.

For premature babies

Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency disease

Because the fetus stores less iron in the first 6 months of pregnancy, but the iron storage capacity often increases significantly in the last 3 months, so premature babies have insufficient iron reserves. At the same time, premature babies grow and develop faster. Full-term babies usually weigh 3 times more than at birth when they are 1 year old. Premature babies often weigh 5 to 6 times more. The increase in weight will increase blood volume, and the demand for iron will also increase sharply. Therefore, many premature babies, twins, and low-weight babies are very likely to have iron deficiency.

The following foods contain more iron

When making complementary foods, you can choose to cook for your baby. Remember,

Vitamin C can effectively improve iron absorption. When making complementary foods, you can cook foods rich in vitamin C and foods rich in iron, such as "pork liver and tomato porridge", "red bean and pineapple rice", etc.