Vitamin Question

Strider003 · February 2012

Sorry for the second post but I just remembered something...

While I was at the doctor's appointment they prescribed a vitamin to give to DS because he's EBF. Has anybody else's doctor done this?

I guess I just don't really see the need since I really do believe that he's getting everything he needs from me and he's gaining weight fine. I mean, I suppose a vitamin supplement couldn't be bad...I guess I just don't really see why.

knottie198f1ac43570b6c2 · February 2012

I have heard of a vitamin d supplement for breastfed babies; maybe that's what it is?

"Only small amounts of vitamin D are transferred in breast milk. That's why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that you give your breastfed baby a supplement of 400 IU per day of vitamin D, starting in the first few days of life. Babies who are fully or partially formula fed but drink less than 32 ounces of formula a day also need a daily 400 IU vitamin D supplement .

Our bodies produce vitamin D after the skin is exposed to sunshine. But ideally your baby won't be sunbathing at all in the first six months, so he won't get enough vitamin D from the sun ? even if you live in a relatively sunny place, such as Florida.

The skin of very young babies is extra thin and delicate, and every minute of sun exposure contributes to skin cancer risk and wrinkling later in life ? even if the skin doesn't burn. Sunscreen helps keep babies safe in the sun, but it also blocks the rays that enable the body to produce vitamin D."

https://www.babycenter.com/404_does-my-baby-need-to-take-vitamins_9154.bc

allykins5 · February 2012

If you are breast feeding all the baby really needs to supplement with is vitamin d. Enfamil makes a vitamin d liquid called di-vi-sol. Double check with your dr but that's what I was told and read.

Goodfam11 · February 2012

We are EBF and were prescribed this from day one as the pp said: vitamin D is the one thing lacking from breast milk.

ArcadianDreams · February 2012

Our pedi recommended Vitamin D drops because BM doesn't contain much D. Babies today don't get as much sun exposure as in the past, and the pedi said there has actually been an increasing incidence of rickets because of it.

RNfromMN · February 2012

ArcadianDreams:
Our pedi recommended Vitamin D drops because BM doesn't contain much D. Babies today don't get as much sun exposure as in the past, and the pedi said there has actually been an increasing incidence of rickets because of it.

What she said - prevents rickets.

sap05e · February 2012

They gave us vitmain D at her first pedi appt and said to use it daily while BFing.

kavc016 · February 2012

As everyone else mentioned it's vitamin d drops. But I wanted to add that I use the Enfamil brand and you can use those $5 checks on them. So they only come out to $2 per bottle!

Rosebud2587 · February 2012

DD takes the poly-vi-sol with added iron. That's what they were giving her at the NICU so we've just stuck with that. She gets one bottle of pumped milk every night before bed and I always put the vitamins in the bottle. I call it her night cap/baby cocktail because I add the vitamins as well as gas drops (she's always more gassy when she has a bottle).

RedCamaro · February 2012

Yup, we're on vitamin D. I believe its because vitamin D is a "use it or loose it" vitamin everyday. You don't store what you don't use, and since it's winter we aren't outside in the vitamin D sunshine much (not that it would matter if we were since LO's face is the only thing that's exposed). My sister also feels that vitamin supplements are not needed, but I know what can happen if LO doesn't get enough vitamins.

RNfromMN · February 2012

What's nice about that tri-vi stuff is that is also has vitamin c added, so LO's immune system is a little more protected

Strider003 · February 2012

Oh wow...now I feel completely clueless! I didn't know that about BM and vitamin D and the Dr. didn't go into that (I suppose that's what I get for going to a teaching hospital)

Thanks all! Now I feel lots better about giving it to DS.

varkeyr · February 2012

Most likely vitamin D. Check and make sure that it is vitamin d3 not d2. Your body can absorb d3 not d2. I usually let my LOs get their vitamin d from the sun. 5 minutes and they get what they need for the day!

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