breast is best

Doing a talk for local post grad lactation team. So my antnee is up for interesting research.

This is fascinating -iron supplements for prem' s mess up the milk. See

Impact of iron and vitamin C-containing supplements on preterm human milk: In vitro


In summary it stats that iron oxidizes the milk components and basically you shouldn't give it with breast milk. The question I have is why all the stress about giving kids iron supplements anyway - surely breast milk has all you need for at least 6 months..... Sure supplement the mother - so that she has all the bio chemical things that need to be put into the milk, but not the child!