Is it true that parents might have an option of either starting iron supplementation or starting these more iron-rich supplemented foods? Yes.

Okay.

They do have the option.

Like, supposing they can...

if they are if they eat heme sources of iron then it's better absorbed compared to non-heme sources of iron such as legumes beans lentils etc so if the baby is eating then it is okay to reassess and then start again but then if you think about in my personal opinion if you think about a baby at six months of age, they're not even eating three to four teaspoons of regular food.

So that might not be enough iron for them.

So supplementing at least on alternate days at one milligram per kilogram, regardless, I feel would prevent the problem later.

Can you help us understand why that's a hard regimen and any strategies you might go through with families to help it be tolerable?