Out in the real world

Within a short span of time, I've eaten quite a variety of food. I've tried carrots, pumpkins, pears, apples, sweet potatoes and those rice/oats in a box. Ibu has to keep in mind that my meals are fortified with iron.

For both formula fed and breastfed healthy full-term infants, iron stores are well maintained up until the 6-7 month age mark when the iron stores may then begin to deplete. Babies who are formula fed are seldom at risk for iron deficiencies due to the high amount of iron in iron-fortified formulas. Infants who are exclusively breastfed are also seldom at risk for iron deficient anemia especially if the baby does not begin solid foods earlier than 6 months old.


Introducing solids too early to baby may actually hinder the iron levels in the baby; most often this is related to breastfed babies. If a baby is exclusively breastfed, then baby is getting all the iron needed up to about the 6–9 month mark.

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Food preperation is easy-peasy. Ibu steams the fruits/vege in a small quantity (I don't eat that much!) till its soft and purees them using the handmixer. She will then store them in Avent storage containers and chuck them into the fridge. It really takes very little time and all Ibu needs to do is prepare a bowl of rice/oats and add a bit of the pureed food for some fruity taste. Easy, aint it?

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