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Suggest Ways To Gain Weight

Hello My baby is about 9.5 months old, his HB os 9.7 means iron deficient,, he is eating variety of food now but not gaining too weight, he is about 8kg, now i want to switch tha formula cow & gate with nestle bunyad that is for iron deficient child, is it a good idea or not? He is doing hard poo with nestle bunyad
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First of all a Hb of 9.7 in a 9.5 month old baby is surely concerning. Again there is failure thrive. You should immediately consult a paeditrician. It may not be mere iron deficiency anaemia!
There are many other disease for this types of symptoms. Doctor need full workout on your baby for exact diagnosis.
Changing formulae no going to help you at all if there is any disease behind this.
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Suggest Ways To Gain Weight

First of all a Hb of 9.7 in a 9.5 month old baby is surely concerning. Again there is failure thrive. You should immediately consult a paeditrician. It may not be mere iron deficiency anaemia! There are many other disease for this types of symptoms. Doctor need full workout on your baby for exact diagnosis. Changing formulae no going to help you at all if there is any disease behind this.