BF babies & vitamins

Re: BF babies & vitamins

• papagena member

  June 2010

  *raises hand*  We never did.  Was told it was not necessary, and they got everything they needed from breast milk (minus vit D, which we just figured he got enough indirect sunlight for).
  

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• mrs.a.butler

  June 2010

  my pedi recommended it, and i tried to remember, but ds screamed every time i gave it to him.  so I stopped.  he's never had any issues.  never been anemic, etc.  So, even if my pedi recommends it with ds#2, I will not do it unless it is completely necessary (which I doubt it will be!)
  

  
  

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• Mystery2B member

  June 2010

  I have the Tri-V-Sol but only give is once in a while. At first we did it a couple times/week and now it's just when I remember...the last time being like 2-3 weeks ago. Since it's mainly for Vit D I'm sure she gets enough just walking in/out of stores and in the car, although early on/in the winter I was much more aware of keeping her covered/out of direct light so it may have been more important then.
  

  
  

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• kmgourley

  June 2010

  I give Carlson's baby D drops-- just one drop on my nipple and she nurses once per day and that's all the vit D she needs

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• barnwife member

  June 2010

  Hmmm...I didn't know this was recommended. I guess I thought they got what they need from breastmilk.
  
  ::makes a mental note to ask midwife what she thinks::

  
  

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• blissfully_caffeinated

  June 2010

  I'm not. I'm paying special attention to my diet to ensure that LO is getting adequate nutrition. I think that it is important to have a natural diet rather than synthetic. Of course, if there became a deficiency that we couldn't solve then I'd give him vitamins.
  

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• Kathzoo

  June 2010

  I am on a vit D supplement, but DD isn't.  It tastes awful!

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• tiggergirl0325 member

  June 2010

  I never gave my kids any. I just made sure that I was getting plenty of Vitamin D. They've found that BF babies with low vitamin D were usually nursing from mothers with low vitamin D.It's not that BM can't have vitamin D in it, it's that it usually doesn't because most moms don't get enough of it.
  

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