Iron: Does My Baby Really Need to Eat 11mg Iron Per Day?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">#169: Does your baby need to be eating 11 mg iron per day? If you look quickly at the recommendations for infants you’ll see 11 mg per day for babies 6-12 months. So do you need to be counting mg of iron for your baby? And can babies even get enough iron from the foods they eat? Inside of this episode we’ll be looking at iron needs for babies and how you can easily help your baby meet iron needs by offering a variety of real, wholesome foods using baby-led weaning.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More in depth iron food training will be included in the upcoming <a href= "https://www.blwsummit.com?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=blwsummit2021"> BABY-LED WEANING SUMMIT</a> taking place online (FOR FREE!!) October 18-23, 2021. <a href= "https://www.blwsummit.com?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=blwsummit2021"> The BABY-LED WEANING SUMMIT</a> is the largest BLW event ever held with 17 leading, feeding experts from around the world gathered to teach you about infant feeding...for free!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.blwsummit.com?utm_source=Shownotes&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=blwsummit2021"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">< < REGISTER FOR THE BLW SUMMIT AT BLWSUMMIT.COM > > </span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re ready to raise an independent eater and prevent picky eating then let’s get started learning about baby-led weaning together! Subscribe, rate and review the podcast</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-led-weaning-made-easy/id1509703697"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FREE BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE WORKSHOP:</span> <a href= "https://babyledweaning.co/workshop"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://babyledweaning.co/workshop</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">FREE BABY-LED WEANING RECIPE IDEAS FAC