If your LO takes poly vi sol....

sescms2004 · August 2011

how do you give it to them? Our pedi recommended we give them a dose daily once we got off formula. The instructions say you can put it in anything - milk, food, puree. So far, I've been adding it to a little applesauce, and they do ok with it, but it smells nasty! It totally has that 'vitamin smell' to it. I'm afraid to put it in their milk since it has such a strong smell & color. Any tips?

Dr.Loretta · August 2011

Sippy cup of milk

Bel4780 · August 2011

I guess I'm lucky because my DD takes it straight from the dropper.

ShannonT08 · August 2011

She takes it from the dropper.

MrsEnglishbride · August 2011

DS takes it straight from dropper and LOVES it. He opens wide as soon as he sees the dropper.

JustaKidAtHeart · August 2011

straight from the dropper here too

Dragonfly1226 · August 2011

If it is a day he is having a bottle of BM then we put it in there. Otherwise we give it to him straight from the dropper, and he actually really likes it.

sescms2004 · August 2011

I am so surprised so many take it from the dropper! I haven't actually tasted it, it just smelled terrible to me! Maybe I will give it a try giving it to them straight. They are big gaggers w/ oral meds, though, so I guess we'll see.

beebe929 · August 2011

both of ours take it from the dropper, smells nasty, but they love it!

Ali212 · August 2011

We gave them straight from the dropper as well. I never tried anything else.

JamaicaMon! · August 2011

Is it mostly for the Vitamin D? Early on, our pedi recommended Poly Vi Sol and warned me he would most likely hate it. She said she tasted it herself once and understands why babies dispise it so much. I ended up buying Carlson Baby D drops instead, which were highly rated on Amazon. Much less messy and no bad taste. Only requires one droplet too. I loved them.

laura&dan05 · August 2011

I open thier mouths and squirt it in. I've never mixed it with anything. DD is 2.5 and takes it without a problem despite the gross taste. She brushes her teeth right after to get rid of the yucky taste. DS wills sometimes spit a small about of it out or makes gagging sounds but I figure he'll get used to it as well. He is EBF and doesn't take a bottle so I can't give it to him that way and I haven't introduced the sippy yet. I want him to get used to taking it like DD does so it's not an issue later.