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@meganh You’re welcome!

@lonnie159 That’s great that she’s growing well but all infants need extra iron at that age for proper brain development. Iron deficiency is very serious in children. CDC guidelines Canadian Pediatric Society guidelines Backgrounder written by a dietitian

@jesussaves777 Fortified infant cereal is a convenient iron source and definitely fine to offer daily. Baby will still absorb the iron, just not as efficiently as heme iron. It helps to serve with vitamin C rich foods ex rolling soft pieces of fruit in it or mashing them into the cereal. Iron...

@lonnie159 “Food before one is just for fun” is a myth. Infants need iron rich foods starting at 6 months as this is when the iron stores they are born with are running out. However at 7 months the majority of nutrition does still come from milk/formula. By 12 months it’s about 50-50 from solids...

@bella304 Hopefully yes! Good luck!

@bella304 Every month you have about a 20-30% chance of conceiving. These odds are even better if you have sex during your fertile window. After 12 months most people have over a 90% chance of success. I like this blog, it has lots of science based info...

@cns You’re welcome!

@pasofinodude86 You’re very welcome! More good resources are Kids Eat in Color, Solid Starts and The Centre for Family Nutrition.

@cns Registered dietitian here. This is not uncommon and please don’t stress about it! You’re doing great. You mentioned your daughter is on the smaller end of the growth curve. It’s not uncommon for small babies to need to eat less than bigger babies. Portions of about 1-2 tbsp (15-30 ml) are...