IRON (AHY ern) replaces iron that is essential to healthy red blood cells. Iron is used to treat iron deficiency anemia. Anemia may cause problems like tiredness, shortness of breath, or slowed growth in children. Only take iron if your doctor has told you to.
While most babies will start developing the pincer grasp near nine months of age, some babies may also reach the milestone after their first birthday. There is no need to worry if your baby is reaching other milestones, at a comfortable pace.
Time for your baby to master yet another new feat: the pincer grasp. Here's how to encourage this important object-grabbing skill. By six months or so, your baby can likely pick up a tiny object, such as a coveted Cheerio, by raking it toward her with her hand, covering it with her palm, and squeezing it into her fist. 1  Over the next few months, she'll learn a more direct route: the pincer grasp. Although it sounds like something a lobster might do with his claw, it simply means the ability to grab a small object with the thumb and forefinger. And this growing dexterity means much more than efficient Cheerio retrieval.