EBFers: Are you giving your LO vitamin supplements?

azaretsky · June 2014

Hi ladies - we just got back from DD's 1-month appointment. I am EBF, and he recommended vitamin A, C and D supplements. Are you doing this? While I'm doing the research online, what has your experience been? Are there any cons? Thanks!

Mizoo · June 2014

Our pedi recommended we supplement with vitamin D drops, but doing a little Googling it seems that it's only really necessary for darker sinned babies. I have the drops and try to remember them but realistically I forget more often than not.

The pedi never mentioned any other vitamins though, just D.

tbmadeamistake · June 2014

We were told vit D but I'm not using it. I refuse to believe that babies born prior to whenever they started thus recommendation were all deficient in it. My two year old didn't get it either and she's healthy as a horse.

jnnfrrose6 · June 2014

I had vitamin D drops for DS almost 2 years ago, but I was bad about remembering to give them to him and the pedi never expressed concern. This time around I don't think I'll even bother getting them for DD.

giggler25 · June 2014

Our pedi recommended only Vitamin D drops starting at 2 weeks old, which I am giving her. Well, most days.... I've forgotten a couple days. The pedi recommended some brand D-va-sol which is by Enfamil, but my doula recommended Carlson's instead. With Carlson's you only need 1 drop and there are not as many artificial things in it. I asked the pedi about the Carlson's before I bought it and she said it was great, but hard to find. I bought it on Amazon.

jenn43 · June 2014

We do vitamin D. Makes sense, as babies are supposed to be out of the sun, and vit D levels in breastmilk are fairly low.

BKD1386 · June 2014

No supplements here, pedi hasn't recommended anything. I was going to ask about Vit D and LO had an appt today. Ugh, I forgot... can I still blame it on pregnancy brain? LOL

Peanutz21 · June 2014

Vitamin D only here as well - I remember maybe 5 out of 7 days. It's hard too because a lot of the times she spits it out anyway!

The best way we have been giving it to LO is putting it in her bottle of pumped BM when DH gives her a bottle - we aim for 1 bottle a day if possible but sometimes he skips it bc he doesn't get home in time from work

giggler25 · June 2014

MLC912 said:
I came across this article on another board, FWIW: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140606184845.htm

Makes sense to me though. I've been taking 5000 IU's of vit D each day.

Interesting article - thanks for sharing!

TeacherVicky · June 2014

Vitamin D.

UnofficiallyLO · June 2014

Our pedi has never mentioned.

TMH2013 · July 2014

I've been doing vitamin D drops and I keep track by putting it in his 6pm bottle everyday. So far so good, he takes it without fussing.

EBFers: Are you giving your LO vitamin supplements?

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