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Vitamin D Supplement

erinjason11erinjason11 member
in May 2015 Moms
My LO's pediatrician recommended giving my baby a vitamin D supplemental drop everyday. Does anyone else do this? What brand?
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Re: Vitamin D Supplement

  • marms1987marms1987 member
    I do, I purchased one at 3 weeks from walgreens, it was Enfamil. He spit everything out when I fed it alone, so I started putting it in the milk.
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  • justkeeptryingjustkeeptrying member
    We do. It's Jamieson brand. It's recommended for any breast fed babies. We usually give him the drop during one of his diaper changes. Once we get into more of a schedule we will make it part of his bedtime routine.
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  • mrscimino914mrscimino914 member
    I do, I got the enfamil and my daughter loves it haha.
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  • MrsS728MrsS728 member
    We do it! She gets it every day with her 10 am bottle. She gets 1 ml of vitamins and a dash of breast milk mixed in the cut the nasty taste.
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  • mommytobe062015mommytobe062015 member
    Yup, my Dr prescribed vitamin D which I have to put in our LO's mouth once a day before she breastfeeds. I was told vit D is essential if you are exclusively or partially breastfeeding. Our brand is pediavitd.
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  • blairdavis99blairdavis99 member
    We use Enfamil Poly Vi Sol. I pour out a small portion of their 8am feeding into a little bottle and mix it in. Definitely don't mix in the whole bottle as it doesn't taste good and getting my twins to drink more than a small portion is impossible.
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  • jennygirlmtjennygirlmt member
    I didn't give it to my first two but DD2 has some genetic health issues and they put her on it and asked if she had been on it since birth. So I am going to give it to this one. The pedi prescribes a horrible liquid but DD2s pharmacy sent drops for her. So I'm going to use those since one drop is easier than 1ml of that black fluid.

    It's Carlson super daily d3.
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  • canadianmom89canadianmom89 member
    We do. The hospital gave us a bottle and told me to put one drop on my nipple right before a feeding once a day.
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  • katyebluekatyeblue member
    Yes but I would get it from the best source possible. Our bodies do not absorb this barely. The sun is the best source.
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  • MegsB1112MegsB1112 member
    I have to start my lo on this. How old do you start them? And I was told not to give it before a feeding so she doesn't get sick??
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  • ldmwldmw member
    We used enfamil for a week or so before I realized its full of artificial color and flavoring. we now use carsons d-drops which the only ingredient besides vitamin d is coconut oil as a carrier oil.
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  • kateandsiahkateandsiah member
    We do, we asked at the pharmacy desk and there is a generic that is the same as the enfanil. We are supposed to give 1 ml. But I too wa concerned about the artificial flavor, I am having a hard time finding an alternative though. Plus it's so hard for me to remember.
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  • kristaelaine86kristaelaine86 member
    We do. It likely depends on where you live as to how much is recommended. In Canada they recommend two drops daily . I just put it on her soothie or my nipple.
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  • CaileybugCaileybug member
    edited June 2015
    I'm in Canada and my Dr recommended one drop a day right onto my nipple before breastfeeding. My son doesn't show any reaction to taste or anything. I put it on at his second morning feeding when we are upstairs. I leave it right on the coffee table so I remember :) our are just called Baby D Drops.
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