Vitamin D supplements...

momotheflyinglemur · January 2016

The nurse at my pediatrician gave me a sample and explained that breastfed babies need to supplement 400 IU of Vitamin D because they do not get enough sunlight to produce it effectively themselves. However, I try to get outside with Odie for at least thirty minutes every day. This is more for my well being then his at this point because I love to be outside, however, I cannot find anything anywhere that says how much sun a baby needs to negate the supplement.

Have you ladies used Vitamin D? My mom says that her summer babies did not use it but her winter babies did... I am just super confused.

pupsicle23 · January 2016

My pediatrician told be to use it. We go outside, but I still give it to DD daily. I use the drops, so I just put a drop on her pacifier and it's pretty easy.

thatgirlree24 · January 2016

There's a thread about this https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12654574/vitamin-d

momotheflyinglemur · January 2016

Cool thanks for the link to the other post. I searched through the breastfeeding thread but I didn't search the group. ^.^ got alot of insight from there!!!

sharonholck28 · January 2016

My pedi told us to give the vitamin d drops so we give that to her daily. She's handled them fine. They said put the drop on our nipple just before feeding but I usually forget so I just put it on my finger and let her suck it for a second or two.

rmarie13 · January 2016

Our pedi also prescribed 4-6 drops a day but she said since we go out and live in a normally sunny place it's okay if I don't give it to DD every day. I just give them to her when I remember.

tralalablah · January 2016

If BFing mamas ingest a minimum of 6400 IU a day, it is enough to get to LO.

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