Your baby is born with a store of iron but this is used up by around 4-6 months of age. Therefore, it is essential your baby obtains the required amount of iron (and vitamin C which helps ensure the iron is absorbed), from her diet. This is where SMA Progress steps in. During and even after the weaning period, it can be difficult for babies to fulfil their nutritional requirements for iron and other key nutrients from the amount of food they consume. Feeding your baby 500-600 ml of SMA Progress each day, from six months old, and a minimum of 350 ml per day from one year old, in addition to a healthy weaning diet, can help ensure she is receiving all the nutrients needed to assist her growth and development.
The UK Department of Health and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland recommend not giving cows’ milk as the main drink during the first year as cows’ milk contains very little iron or vitamins C and D.