Vitamin D Warning for BF Babies
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Vitamin D Warning for BF Babies
| Thu, 06-17-2010 - 1:15pm |
Have you heard that the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that breastfed babies get a Vitamin D supplement?
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I use the same Carlson drops that Grace uses and they are awesome and so easy to use. I put one drop on my nipple before her first feeding and I'm done! At first, we were using the Enfamil Tri-vi-sol drops as recommended by our pedi (I didn't know there was anything else out there at the time) and it was always a battle to get Selin to take the dropper. It also stained and smelled horrible so no wonder she hated them! The Carlson drops have much less artificial flavoring and additives.
Ash - I used to forget to give Selin her drops so now I place the bottle at the edge of
You are welcome!
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Wow thanks Melissa, you are such a great CM!
These articles are trying to make it sound like Vit D deficiency in women is uncommon, but from what I understand from my doctor(s), up to 80% of women could be deficient in Vit D (that might just be here in CT at the 42 Latitude), but I can see, based on this, why doctors might recommend a Vit D supplement for babies!
However I think it seems just as reasonable for the Mom to take a supplement and the baby to get it that way--taking a good dose of Vit D and C every day was highly recommended to me by my Chiropractor and I felt like my immune system was amazing after I started doing that, so I'll probably go back to it once the baby is born and hopefully they will be fine because of that.
Anyway, thanks for all the info!
That's a good question.
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That's good to hear, I'm glad you included the new
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Yeah, here's a link to the baby ones. My mistake...
http://www.amazon.com/Carlson-Vitamin-Drops-400iu-drops/dp/B001U261Z0/ref=pd_bxgy_hpc_text_b
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