Older Preemies: Do you give a multi-vitamin?

orangejuice · September 2009

We just switched my daughter to cow's milk at 1-year. Does anyone give their baby a multi-vitamin now? My pedi said there was no need, but I still think I'd feel better, knowing that cow's milk isn't fortified the way her formula was.

Thoughts?

mcdev · September 2009

Yes. ?She gets a multi-vitamin with fluoride. ?(Our water is filtered and does not have fluoride in it)

SBMBride406 · September 2009

Yes, we do PolyViSol (mixed in his morning bottle).

Kimmie0270 · September 2009

Yes - we give Matty TriVitamin Drops with Fluoride.

pmkmp · September 2009

Yes, our pedi recommended it. We give her the Target brand comparable to Poli-vi-sol.

IAM4UK · September 2009

No, we didn't need one. She gets enough nutrients from her diet. Her weight was fine so there was really no need. I think a multi-vitamin is a waste since many of the vitatmins and minerals are obtained through a properly maintained diet. They won't absorb and just pass through your system.

We used a vitamin supplement when she was little, but only for a short time frame when we were having issues with feeding. I knew she needed it then.

Now, she is a great eater of a wide variety of foods.

burns2be2007 · September 2009

Poly-Vi-Sol...pedi recommended

mrs.amandamm · September 2009

We tried to do vitamin drops between 1 and 2 years old... it was hard because they tasted horrible! Now she gets the gummy vitamins.

I didn't know they did vitamins with flouride! I need to look into that, as we have well water.

crystalpopcorn · September 2009

I'm thinking about it, since the little man isn't a big fan of veggies.

clyoungsey · September 2009

our son was getting plyvivol before he left the NICU for the iron in it

Mrs. Destructo · September 2009

Our kids eat amazingly well - they eat everything we eat. But one of them is a touch anemic so he's getting poly-vi-sol w/iron for the next couple of months.