Hi everyone,
I think baby is falling short of iron , I need to up it in his diet ..
Been looking at diet charts but cant seem to get ideas of one or two high iron content food preparations .. I am keen to find out some other ideas , help pls ..
Re: Iron rich diet for the 8 month old baby
CB. If you are giving him fortified cereals he should be good. Breastfed babies are good on iron since the bio availability of iron from BM is better than that in diet, even though more iron is found in diet. Then once you start weaning, certain foods prevent the binding of iron and lessen it further. At months 6-8 babies have lowest iron stores. Most moms give the infant drops for iron, or supplements, as recommended by doctors. How are you saying he is low on iron? The activity level you describe of his, he seems fine. One of the signs of low iron is listlessness and fatigue. Lack of appetite too. I am not sure about the foods especially for babies, but the drops and supplements I am aware of. Look into that.
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Spinach, broccoli, sweet potatoes, beef, chicken, and egg yolk are highly recommended solids for 8 month old.
check the link Iron and Baby, How much Iron does Baby Need? Is there Iron in Homemade Baby Food? Iron Supplement in Baby Food
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apples are good source of iron
but why do think he’s getting iron deficiency ?
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Thanks ladies, I noticed recently that he’s starting to go pale and his hands and feet seem drained and white .. it worried me alot .. his activity levels remain the same , come what may ! a few weeks back , he went down with flu and fever and still his activity levels didnt fall , the doctor was kind of amazed at how he keeps up with this stuff … so i have to be more vigilant , in order to catch the clue ..
going to the doctor now , hope he tells me everythhing is fine
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Insha Allah everything would be fine 
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Suji is great for babies that age. Cook in either milk or water. I used to cook in water with a little salt since he hated sweet stuff.
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ohh my god , you are so right Raania, Semolina , how did i forget semolina .. its what i grew up on coz i had iron issues when i was a kid .. thanks so so so mucch for bringing this up :saadiyah:
Re: Iron rich diet for the 8 month old baby
apples, bananas, sweet potato
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CB NNw a days wt r u giving to ur child? tell me whole chart.
I am giving my baby cerelec, and rice at night. and fruits when i am eating. and doing bf. u tell?
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Alhumdullillah it wasnt iron deficiency , it turned out that he was just feeling cold and that is the reason his hands and feet seemed like there wasnt much blood there .. the doctor checked him and all is well.
zaiena, following is how i feed him:
Breakfast : 3 cubes of fresh mashed fruit + one tablespoon cereal.
Brunch : egg yolk , half of it , boiled ..
two hours later , I give him cheese bits to nibble on ( just four or five tiny little balls , size of small buttons
Lunch, just vegie cereal
Dinner, fresh vegie two cubes + one tablespoon rice cereal
he takes milk about 8 ounce through the day and then about similar amount through the night … along that i give him prune juice two cubes every day + some saunf paani two ounce ..
thats it ..
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I was told that at around 8 months, babies need b/w 24-30oz of milk. CB you can also start introducing your baby to texture food.
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CB, no wheat or oats as yet? Maybe its time you introduce roti. I have started giving mashed pieces of roti to her and I noticed she likes eating as if she wanted it. She was diagnosed with iron deficiency tho I was already giving her wheat cerelac, banana and rice cereal. The only thing I missed was wheat (roti) and meat. And she likes to have both now if I give her a piece of roti or mince. Also, are you giving him fresh juice? I am thinking of starting apple juice an ounce or two also, to make up the deficiency. Semolina yes. But I have heard its bad to have in the morning and I couldnt cook it in the morning. So maybe from tomorrow.
I am so happy your baby was not diagnosed with iron deficiency but from what I have heard, ( I think demi told) they have sufficient iron they get from mom till 3-4 months. After that, they need it and also, 6 months and onwards in the age when the iron deficiency actually and usually occurs (have to believe it since it did in my baby).
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Mirage , i tried giving him oats, at 7 months , but he didnt like the gooey texture of it at all .. so i skipped it for a few days and tried again but still the same response .. i have quit it for the time being , will try again in a month or so ..
Roti and bread , he eats a few tiny chunks with us .. like when i am having my breakfast , i give him bits of bread and roti with cheese or anda or what ever i am eating .. he loves it and I think it sort of is enough for his daily needs.
but what he is not interested in , is , when i try to give him mashed roti with vegie or bread for breakfast or any of his meal time .. at that time he wants his usual food that he likes .. i am not pushing it either .. coz MA he is already on a heavy diet .. once he feels comfortable with finger foods in another few weeks , I will get him on roti and bread thing ..
Tried finger food on him and put cheese sticks in front of him .. next thing i know he was massaging cheese on his feet and his tummy 
cant let him waste food like this so i am giving him a few more weeks before handing him finger food .. not to forget , I gave him stick cut apple and he was trying to stick it up his nose and into his ear !
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you can cook mushy rice in meat broth with mashed veggies and feed that instead of cereals on alternate days maybe ?
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CB my daughter was same with oats however she used to eat little quantity of Gerber Oats , so I used to give her that. Plus , there is a wheat cereal by Milupa , in my opinion it was healthy & yummy and I used to give her that. Try it I am sure your baby will like it too .
Plus , one thing I found missing in your diet chart is chicken , I would suggest you make mushy cereal like pasty chicken pulao for him , even if he does not want to have chicken the rices would have absorbed chicken stock in it.
like someone suggested add sooji (semolina) to his diet . Guriya’s breakfast was sooji till she was 3.5 years old. You can 1/3rd or 1/4th tsp of butter too in it to make it even more healthy. Just bhonoo a good amount of sooji and keep it in a dry air tight container , for one serving take 1 tbsp of it and cook it some water and butter , don’t let it get too thick otherwise he won’t be able to swallow it. You can alter the amount of butter & sooji as per his requirement.
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Amazon.com: Munchkin 2 Pack Fresh Food Feeder, Colors May Vary: Baby
CB, use this for finger foods like apple slices, meats, or other fruits and veggies. It will help introduce him to other textures and tastes, and will keep him interested in foods without wasting or throwing it
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Khatti, I had this thing but yousuf had a very hard time with it. We always felt he was chocking with this in mouth.
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I have this one Khatti but he hates it too like Lusi’s Yousuf , he too kind of choked on it , a few times .. and now he’s figured out how to open that thing .. and to add to that , he chews on the mesh so much its almost tearing apart 
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I am giving to my baby of 8 months:
Bf: half boil or fry egg yolk, sumtime i give him slice jam dipped in mileal mix wid half banana.
Brunch or lunch : at 1 'o clock i give him vege cereal mix wid half banana.
Dinner: i give him matar wale rice. He dnt like to eat daal wali kitchri.
I feed him whenever he want milk. I also give roti when i do lunch or dinner.