What your son is doing is just fine.

Babies are born with a large supply of iron and breastmilk does contain iron. There isn’t very much in it, but what is there is absorbed very well, so there shouldn’t be any problem with anemia for him. Infants can be exclusively breastfed for a year or more with no problem.

As long as he looks healthy and has plenty of energy on breast milk, I wouldn’t worry. You can just follow his lead, and when he gets hungry for food, he’ll be ready for it.

My Hannah is now 13 months old. She barely ate any food at all for the first year. Despite still loving to nurse, she is now a passionate eater.

Thanks for writing! I hope you find this helps you.

Jess