Vegan Omega supplements

I have a 7 month old and have been giving him the Veg1 baby supplement each day for his vitamins. He has a varied diet of freshly cooked vegan foods so he gets iron and Omega oils, but I would like a supplement in case he’s not getting enough. What iron and Omega oil supplements would you recommend for a baby over 6 months?

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My nutritionist friend recommended the liquid Opti3 algae based one for good fats. It smells horrible but my boy is actually willing to drink it! I've also got the Nature's Aid iron supplement but I know you have to be careful with supplementing with iron, particularly in boys, so I keep the dose low. My boy is over a year and a half so I'd double check the doses for a 6 month old if you did try the ones I've mentioned.

Thank you so much for sharing your supplement recommendations. I didn’t realise you have to be careful with iron in boys - would you be able to tell me why? I’ve been reading up about iron and it’s not often recommended as a supplement alongside the others

Yes, it's not added to many of the baby multivitamins. I wanted to try it as I've heard iron deficiency can cause more waking during the night and my boy wakes a lot to feed. My nutritionist friend said that boys don't eliminate it from their bodies like girls do but I thought that was because of menstruation so I'm not quite sure why that's also the case before puberty.

That’s a really interesting piece of information. Thank you so much for letting me know - I’ll do a bit more investigating 👍🏻