When did you start your LO's on the vitamin poly-vi-sol? The NICU sent us home having them on it once a day, but i've noticed it adds to my girls gassiness. My mom and Grandma were both in shock that they're already on it being so young...i was wondering if you ladies waited a few months before you started your LO's on vitamins? My girls are only 5 weeks old.
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We started while DS was in the NICU. He gets vitamin A, C, and D, and Iron. We were told that the reason why they started them so young is that they didn't get all of the vitamin stores that a term baby would have gotten since they missed out on so many weeks of receiving their nutrition from the placenta.
BPF May 12, 2013 :: EDD Janaury 22, 2013 :: MC Began On July 14, 2013 at 12W4D
Yup....same as all the ladies above. (Well, we've dropped the iron now that he is older, but he still gets poly-vi-sol (with flouride - we have a well).
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We started while DS was in the NICU. He gets vitamin A, C, and D, and Iron. We were told that the reason why they started them so young is that they didn't get all of the vitamin stores that a term baby would have gotten since they missed out on so many weeks of receiving their nutrition from the placenta.
Yep this. My boys had CBC at their 6 month check up and their hemaglobin was better than most full term babies! My pedi wants them to continue on it until at least 9 months old.
We started in the NICU also, he started on the polyvisol with iron but then his stool was black so I stopped the vitamin altogether and his stool was back to normal. I mentioned this to his pedi and he suggested I cut the iron, so he has been on the regular polyvisol since about 5 mths until now - he is almost 21 mths. At his 18 mth checkup I asked the pedi if I should switch to something else he said no it is a vitamin for infants and toddlers (it actually says so on the packaging).
Started in the NICU, and need to continue as the Caffeine he is on affects his iron count. He has been home for 4 days and on an apena monitor. We will be on it until told otherwise.
Re: Poly-vi-sol question
BPF May 12, 2013 :: EDD Janaury 22, 2013 :: MC Began On July 14, 2013 at 12W4D
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Yep this. My boys had CBC at their 6 month check up and their hemaglobin was better than most full term babies! My pedi wants them to continue on it until at least 9 months old.
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