When our surgeon prescribed Maltofer syrup (iron) to Baby C to increase her haemoglobin which was quite low, I really thought my baby would not be able to swallow the black yucky looking stuff… coz I knew I wouldn’t be able to. I am one who finds it extremely hard to swallow meds in syrup form. But when I fed baby with it, she took it quite well. In fact, she didn’t really make a big fuss whenever I fed her with it coz when I smelled it, it actually has a very appetizing aroma and smells like caramel and toffee. Thank God baby does not have much problems swallowing the iron syrup, else she may have to go for a blood transfusion if her haemoglobin drops further. Anyway, I think her haemoglobin is going up again coz she doesn’t look that pale anymore… and her lips are red again.
Baby C has to take 2.5ml of Maltofer twice a day. Sometimes I only feed her once a day, especially when I notice that her poop is a tad hard the following day. Maltofer also causes the stools to be dark green and smell horrid!
I normally feed baby the Maltofer with her Pediasure (which I still have to painstakingly spoon feed her 3 times a day at the most 2 ounces each time) together with some snacks like buns, bread, rusks or crackers as treats. Baby still loves mummy’s milkie best.
Yea, iron causes the stool to be dark green to black.
Good to see C back to her normal self! May be a good idea to give her high fibre stuff to help her poop easier while she is on iron. Fruits and veggies are good, as is anything bran, even a muffin. Also no harm giving her a spoonful of baby prune juice to help things along.
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