BF/Pumping-Are you giving LO vitamin D suppliment?

SherryBaby2014 · September 2014

Went for our one month check up yesterday. I am reading the handout they gave me and it says,

"Breast fed babies should be supplemented with additional vitamin D, found in either TriViSol or D-Vi-Sol (these are available at the pharmacy without a prescription). The recommended dose is 1mL per day. This is necessary because breast milk does not contain sufficient vitamin D."

Our pediatrician didn't mention it in person but LO was crying a lot and we were discussing meds for acid reflux. Anyways, has anyone else been giving this supplement?

tahitiansun · September 2014

We give DD the supplement and did the same with DS when he was breast fed as a baby.

pmpkn219 · September 2014

We used DViSol for my son,I got Carlson's drops off amazon this time (400 iu per drop)

shevaCC · September 2014

We did with DD and will with DS, but I hate tri-vi-sol and D-vi-sol...they taste nasty. So we're ordering the Carlson drops from Amazon.

lookame3639 · September 2014

We were giving LO a multivitamin but the syringe broke and we haven't been able to get another yet

Valancyy · September 2014

We do. I've given it for all my boys. I third (or fourth) the recommendation of Carlson's drops. So much easier than those droppers full. I just put it on my finger and he sucks it off. You can put it on your nipple too.

workmm01 · September 2014

We are doing 1ml of DViSol a day since 2 week check up.

rockyrollgirl · September 2014

Yes.

rstarrlemaitre · September 2014

Yes, we're using liquid D drops. Any vegans out there who prefer a lanolin-free version, my ped approved the vegan D3 from Nordic Naturals.

pmpkn219 · September 2014

To D-vi-sol's credit, it's dark and kinda tastes like licorice but my son scarfed it down! Then again, he ate anything that came close enough to suckle! My daughter seems more discriminating (spits out 0.3 ml gas drops), so I didn't want to bother trying the 1mL dose

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tracey007 · September 2014

My dr just said to make sure it's in my vitamin and lo will get it.

midwestFNP · September 2014

My pedi also told me it wasn't necessary and that he only seen one case of rickets (caused by vit d deficiency) in his 20+ years of practice. Per my doc the real risk is in mothers who are deficient in D (also rare) and to continue my prenatal while BFing. We take LO out on walks daily so she is getting some sun exposure but I may reconsider supplementing this winter.

krisleico · September 2014

Yep, our pedi gave us a bottle at our 2 week appt. Have been giving 0.8ml daily.

SoSayWeAll · September 2014

I am waiting for my Carlson drops to arrive from amazon. Speaking of that, I have been awful about remembering my prenatals since DS was born.

noycela · September 2014

I try and get both my kids (and myself!) out in the sun for a bit each day, then I don't worry much about supplementing. I do have liquid supplements though and give it to them if we haven't been outside much. In the winter, I make sure to give bit D supplements

IvyMagic828 · September 2014

Apparently my pedi forgot to tell me about this at my 2 week appt, when I was supposed to start, but I've got some now. I am going to do it because breastmilk is low in vit D and even if you are taking a prenatal or multivitamin, it doesn't transfer into the milk that well. Also, you aren't really supposed to expose your infant to much sunlight at this age so I don't want to rely on that for Vit D synthesis.