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> > Your doc is right, iron deficiency is
> > dangerous for babies. I would think that pureed meat would be better
> > than iron fortified rice though.
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> Is it too early to start meat at 4.5 months?
> Is his digestive system ready for it?

my son started to eat  jerky,  dry salmon and dry shrimps even earlier
without any problem . he could suck everything out of a piece of jerky and
leave the tasteless white fiber( good work out for  for the gums .)
jean-claude
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