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vitamins?

britishbride05britishbride05
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mel mentioned vitamins in my previous post...

 Do you give your kids vitamins?  What kind?  Liquid or like the flintstone type?  

And Pediasure... I feel so in the dark.  Is it different than the clear one they tell you to give them when they're sick?

 

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  • MelanieJH1016MelanieJH1016
    Zoe takes a Flinstone Gummy vitamin she chews. i know nothing about pediasure, i think that's for extra calories and nutrients for kids who don't eat well, which we've never had a problem with!
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    Zoe takes a Flinstone Gummy vitamin she chews. i know nothing about pediasure, i think that's for extra calories and nutrients for kids who don't eat well, which we've never had a problem with!

    thanks!

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  • SoontobeSavinoSoontobeSavino
    We do gummy vitamins, 2 a day for each of them, plus an extra Vitamin D. Pedia Sure are milk based (though lactose and gluten free) drinks, fortified with vitamins and minerals for the kids. Max gets 2 a day, even on days when he is eating well. They come in vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors.
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  • AlbahAlbah member
    And to add to above posters...pediasure is different from pedialyte...pedialyte is the one that you give kids that are sick/dehydrated; it contains electrolytes. 
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  • britishbride05britishbride05

    imageAlbah:
    And to add to above posters...pediasure is different from pedialyte...pedialyte is the one that you give kids that are sick/dehydrated; it contains electrolytes. 

    oh that's right lol  it's been awhile since I've had to buy that :)

     I'm definitely going to look into that.  Is it too much sugar for any every day thing?  or is it ok? 

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  • VirginnyVirginny
    Good to know! There are so many gummies and vitamins on the market; it gets confusing looking at all of them.
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  • karenlisa714karenlisa714

    Jenny, we do a Flintstone vitamin (the one for 2 year olds, not the gummy- he won't eat that), plus Vitamin C and a liquid that I put into his milk that has elderberry syrup & echinacea (called Planetary Herbals Well Child). I also give Probiotics in his drink - I use Florastor (you can get it at the pharmacy counter). 

    I give a Pediasure when he's not eating well or refuses breakfast, but I don't like to give it. My doctor is not a big fan of it because he sees it as kind of a crutch &  thinks it teaches kids to learn that its ok not to have to eat because Pediasure fills them up. All the doctors I've seen tell me that it has so much sugar you have to be really good about brushing their teeth (and Z no longer lets me brush the molars too well since he likes to do it himself). So, I try not to use the stuff if I don't have to, but I ordered 2 cases of it so I'm sure I will use it up in the next few months. LOL.

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  • SoontobeSavinoSoontobeSavino

    Hey Karen,

    You use Florastor daily? I didnt think that was an every day probiotic. With Alex's stomach issues, we use probiotics, IFlora, as a daily. Only when his stomach is acting up or even when Max gets a bout of diarrhea do we use the Florastor. There is a lot of sugar in the Pedia Sure, and its not the only thing that Max gets, it doesnt act as a meal replacement. On the days when he is a pain in the ass, he gets a cup of it =) And when I do give it to him, I 'water' it down with regular milk.  

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  • Mrs.ClariCMrs.ClariC
    2 Flintstones gummies
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