Matilda had her 9-month check up today and we were all happy to see our doctor, back from maternity leave. Dr. K confirmed our suspicion that Matilda is getting leaner. She has gained less than 2 pounds in the past 3 months, but grew 2.25 inches. She is no longer busting off the charts for weight and continues to follow a Grimsey-like trend with her short-ish height.
Height:
27", between the 50-25%
Weight:
19lb 7oz, between the 75-50%
She got a shot in both arms but recovered quickly and her arms haven't seemed too sore from it. She also got a heel stick for a blood test and was found to be iron deficient, which was not much of a surprise. Until last week she had very little interest in any food that would help to boost her iron stores. The prescribed iron supplements, along with her newfound gusto for eating, should resolve the problem in no time. We will go back in 1 month for a re-test to make sure. One symptom of iron deficiency anemia is fatigue.... I cannot imagine the amount of energy Matilda will have with normal blood iron levels since I already can't keep up!
In the mean time I will implement my old WIC knowledge of offering lots of iron rich foods, combined with vitamin C sources to increase absorption. Dr. Sears says good sources of iron include breast milk, tofu, tomato paste, prune juice, chili con carne (Tim is excited for that night), lentils, molasses, turkey and generally all other meats and beans. Sounds like we could make some interesting combinations. After hearing the news about her slowed weight gain and need to increase solids this morning Matilda ate like a champ all day. She had: rice cereal, risotto with italian sausage, peas, mango, dried apricot, sweet potato flavored puffed baby snack things, oatmeal, spaghetti with marinara sauce, cucumbers, and tofu.
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