The never ending circle

You will notice in his previous post Brandon still has his bottle. Yes, he uses the bottle at night.

We are in a rut right now and it will be some time before we get out of it. We found out over a year ago that Brandon has a pretty significant iron deficiency. We were hoping we could increase it with his diet but a year later and we are still struggling.

Kids his age can't take any iron pills (obviously) or other kind of supplements. The only way he can get that iron he needs is through his toddler formula with added iron. After speaking to his pediatrician this past week they want us to increase his formula. So instead of milk or juice at meal times he will be having formula. At night he still has formula and we will probably have to do more. We are hoping to get his iron up so we don't have to worry about further testing or blood condition. However, when he has the formula he gets full and doesn't want to eat. It is a struggle. There are days when he barely eats any food. It is good to know he gets his iron but when you realize he has barely eaten it gets frustrating.

We will continue to find ways to get nutrients into him and iron. I recently bought a juicer and make fresh juice daily. I am able to sneak some spinach into his juice.

And so we continue the never ending circle....and wait for iron levels to hopefully come UP!