should i stop breastfeeding?
so for the second time, my daughters iron is low. 8.2. the doctor didn't say stop breastfeeding, she just asked me how much milk she gets in one day because sometimes milk can make their iron go down. i told her i wasn't sure, that i'd ask the daycare lady bc any milk she drinks at home is breast milk besides one sippy cup of whole milk that i give her but she never finishes it.
she said she should be getting 8 oz a day only and at daycare she gets about 9.5 oz whole milk plus what she gets at home breast milk + one cup of dairy.. maybe that's not the reason. who knows. i know she's supposed to be taking her iron supplements now and foods enriched with iron.
now the point to this is. should i stop breastfeeding? is it really doing more harm than good? this lady at work was like 'you see i told you your milk is no good for her anymore just stop.'
also, the daycare lady was like 'yeah maybe you should stop breastfeeding her.' since when did breastfeeding become the problem?? so if her iron goes up within these two weeks with the iron supplements and change in diet, do i really have to stop breastfeeding? she's a year and 5 months..... WE'RE not ready to stop.
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