What causes anemia in a 9-month-old baby?

Anemia in a 9-month-old baby may be caused by malnutrition, iron deficiency anemia, etc., or it may be caused by megaloblastic anemia. It is recommended that parents take their babies to the hospital in time for targeted treatment under the guidance of doctors.

1. Malnutrition: If the usual feeding is not proper or the diet structure is unreasonable, resulting in insufficient nutrients ingested by the baby, it is easy to malnutrition, which causes anemia. At this time, you need to adjust your diet and eat more iron-rich foods, such as animal liver, red dates, etc.

2. Iron deficiency anemia: due to the rapid growth and development of 9-month-old babies, the demand for various nutrients is relatively large, if the nutrients needed by the body are not replenished in time, it will lead to a lack of iron in the body, which will lead to iron deficiency anemia. Iron supplements can be taken under the guidance of a doctor, such as ferrous gluconate oral solution, iron dextran oral solution, etc.

3. Megaloblastic anemia: If you do not pay attention to a reasonable diet and are often picky eaters or partial eaters, it will lead to insufficient intake of folic acid and vitamin B12 in the body, which will affect the normal production of red blood cells and induce the disease. You can use folic acid tablets, vitamin B12 tablets and other drugs to improve according to the doctor's instructions.

In addition, it may be caused by aplastic anemia, leukemia and other reasons, and in severe cases, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time.