Ways to get your kid to take her iron?
she’s 2 years old and refuses to take it, especially in her juice boxes. I am tired and exhausted, she has tantrums, eating more and today I actually noticed her pale lips. I feel terrible for her.
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I had to take iron after I gave birth bc my iron was low and when I got home I was taking the spring valley iron gummies they’re mixed berry flavor and they wasn’t bad
I had this issue with a fussy eater. I just changed what he would it to ones that were iron fortified. Milk. Cheese. Bread. Cereal. I drop the tiniest drop of liquid iron supplement into foods with strong favours. Bolognese . Curry. Anything that had a good strong taste and smell. When you get really low in iron supplements are always suggested as you can get levels up quicker than trying to get a child to eat a kilo of spinach.
Try high iron foods instead. I’m an adult and hate the pills, I will literally try anything but 
See if it comes in gummy form. Kids love it when meds look like candy and usually take it more willingly.
Maybe do food with iron I hate the pills
Get an “iron fish”.
Try iron gummies.
Change the diet to include more iron foods…this will create better lifelong habits than taking pills
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When I was potty training or teaching to brush teeth, or trying to get my daughter to take medicine- I would buy some wonderful toys and reward her with them each time for it. The toys get cheaper and smaller and eventually the task becomes a habit and no reward necessary.
Some might disagree with this technique but in for the sake of her health, anything goes. In my opinion. 
Please don’t talk the advice of changing her food. There’s a reason why you were told she needed the supplement.
Speak with your pharmacist about kid friendly options available, like gummies/chewable.
Flintstones makes vitamins with extra iron in them 
We just have a multivitamin with it in there that is a non-flavored powder I put in her milk every morning. Other than that, I don’t push it unless she had bloodwork that said she needed it more. 
Research foods rich in iron and offer those instead.
Flintstones makes a version with iron
Flinstone gummies. Only one my kids would take
Is your child on iron tablets for a medical reason ?
Try looking at foods that are high in iron