We took Isabella to see Dr. Tiah to get the results from her blood work. Although there is cause for celebrations, we also received some bad news...
Isabella is not anemic and all her white/red blood counts were normal! YEAH!
The bad news... Isabella is iron deficient. Being iron deficient for a long time may result in becoming anemic. This means she is not consuming enough iron-rich foods such as red meat and spinach. So we will have to supplement her diet with Iron drops until we are able to introduce iron-rich foods to Isabella.
We have to give her Ferrous Sulphate 20mg elemental iron bi-daily (1.3ml) for THREE months. These are drops consumed orally and may stain teeth so it is recommended that we brush her teeth after consuming the drops. It is also recommended that we give her orange juice immediately after the iron as OJ helps with the iron absorption.
Isabella is now 12.8 kg (or 28.21916955968lbs) which is 0.4 kgs heavier than the Doctor's previous visit.
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