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.