What are the symptoms of anemia in a 2 month old baby?

Anemia is the most common disease in life. Anemia can occur in people of any age. Most people with anemia will experience dizziness, pale face or listlessness. Although anemia does not seem to be a serious disease, it is very harmful to people. We must not ignore it and need timely treatment, especially for 2-month-old babies suffering from anemia. What are the symptoms of anemia in 2-month-old babies?

What are the symptoms of anemia in a two-month-old baby?

1. Mild anemia, the baby's symptoms are not very obvious. Generally, babies with iron deficiency anemia often have pale complexion and nails, frequent fatigue, weak limbs, reduced activity, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, and poor concentration. Babies with severe anemia may develop symptoms such as pica (liking to eat paper scraps and dirt).

2. Older babies may also tell their parents that they experience dizziness, black spots in front of their eyes, tinnitus and other discomforts. They may also have difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and lower intelligence than children of the same age.

3. Baby anemia is caused by lack of trace element iron. Do not give up breastfeeding just because breast milk contains low iron. If the baby is 5 months old, breast milk and complementary food should be used to supplement iron. Complementary food can include iron-containing formula rice porridge, formula milk, minced lean meat, pork liver paste, egg yolk, red date paste, fish, etc., which should be fed to the baby in rotation every day; beans and some vegetables contain iron, such as spinach, kelp, fungus, lentils, etc.

How to supplement anemia in a two-month-old baby

1. Supplement iron-containing foods, such as iron-fortified infant formula, iron-containing rice flakes or iron-containing vitamin drops, etc. At the same time, you should also supplement with foods rich in vitamin C, such as tomato juice, vegetable puree, etc., to enhance iron absorption. In addition, when the baby starts eating solid food, he should also be fed more foods containing high levels of iron, such as egg yolks, rice porridge, vegetable porridge, etc., but sugar should be avoided because it will hinder the absorption of iron.

2. Always pay attention to your baby's physical condition. If necessary, conduct a hemoglobin test on your baby, because babies with mild anemia cannot show it from the outside. If the baby's hemoglobin is too low, it means that he has anemia and he should supplement iron in time and eat foods high in iron.

Some symptoms of anemia are more obvious, while others are less obvious, so it is not easy to observe them in many babies, which will affect the baby's treatment. If a two-month-old baby shows the above symptoms, parents should pay attention to it and take him to the hospital for a check-up to see if he has anemia. To treat anemia, you can choose some blood-enriching foods. Take blood-replenishing medicine if necessary.