Patient's question:
I just had a baby and I'm a bit anemic due to iron deficiency. Now I want to breastfeed our baby, but I'm not sure if it's okay. I'm afraid it might cause some adverse effects on the child. I'd like to ask how to handle this. Should I breastfeed or continue feeding the baby with formula?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Breastfeeding is possible. You should pay attention to dietary habits and actively improve iron-deficiency anemia. Dietary therapy for iron-deficiency anemia: (1) Eat more iron-rich foods to increase the level of serum iron in the body and achieve the purpose of treatment. Iron-rich foods include kelp, laver, spinach, mushrooms, black fungus, as well as soy products, meat, poultry eggs, animal liver, and kidneys. (2) Sufficient protein-rich foods. A high-protein diet can promote iron absorption on one hand and is also a necessary substance for the human body to synthesize hemoglobin on the other hand. Therefore, it is also necessary to choose protein-rich foods.