Poly-Vi-Sol?

Naz91804 · August 2009

Does anyone give this vitamin to DC? Sofie absolutely hates the taste, not that I blame her, and she's only on breastmilk right now so I can't even mix it in with anything to hide the taste. Any recs for how to give baby the drops or any other less disgusting sbustitutions out there?

mrs.meteowrite · August 2009

Do you pump at all? We mix in with a little of the pumped breastmilk.

Lexi & Orion's Mommy · August 2009

i dont know what that is, but it allways works to put the dropper towards the back of the mouth towards the cheek and squirt slowly

Naz91804 · August 2009

mrs.meteowrite:
Do you pump at all? We mix in with a little of the pumped breastmilk.

Yes I do. Is the taste bearable in milk? Do you mix it with a full bottle or just a little bit? I was affraid to mix it with the whole bottle and she doesn't take it and all that precious milk goes to waste (I've always had short supply so I'm a little sensetive to wasted milk). But then again how much would you put to cover the taste of a ml of that stuff?

Naz91804 · August 2009

Lexi & Orion's Mommy:
i dont know what that is, but it allways works to put the dropper towards the back of the mouth towards the cheek and squirt slowly

That usually works but this stuff is so potent and I have to give her a full ml and she just spits it out. I accidentally got some on my finger and made the mistake of licking it and it was so gross. Poor baby, no wonder she doesn't want it.

AvaLikeLava · August 2009

mrs.meteowrite:
Do you pump at all? We mix in with a little of the pumped breastmilk.

Ditto -- this is what we do. Since G is in daycare and he gets bottles, I put the vitamins in the first bottle of the day.

NorCalSuperwife · August 2009

Which of the vitamins are you interested in? Our pedi said M only needs Vitamin D, so we give her a single drop of a vitamin D oil on her pacifier. (it's tasteless... and you can also put a drop on your nipple before nursing.)

https://www.vitacost.com/Carlson-Vitamin-D-Baby-Drops

marsnemmo · August 2009

give it first then shes hungry and will take it. its nasty but shell get some

Mrs.Wubbin · August 2009

Eloise does not like it either but more than anything I think the full dose is too much for her little mouth so now I break it up into 2 half doses. She takes it much better this way.

CAkelly · August 2009

When dd was younger I had to give it to her. The only way she would take it is if I layed her down (usually during a diaper change) and gave it to her then. It was harder for her to spit it out that way. I always gave it right before nursing so that the taste was out of her mouth quickly...that stuff is so gross!

luojjang · August 2009

DD hates poly also. So we just went back to giving her tri - she loves tri vi sol.

amyfelice · August 2009

You basically only need the D, so if there is any other substitute that she can tolerate (Tri-Vi-Sol is fine) then I would switch to that. and if you do mix with BM, only use like a teaspoonful, or else you will most likely lose the whole milk bottle. babies taste that stuff immediately.

Lastly there is the kind with iron and without. IF there is no specific need for iron, I would try to get the one without, because iron is well, imagine eating iron, gross. If you keep taking your iron/prenatals, she should get enough of that.

Naz91804 · August 2009

Thanks ladies! Finally some advice I can use. :-)

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