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marycotter567 · Mar 10th, 2012, 20:15 PM

i dont give mine anything, just breast milk
i heard vit d is only recommended for dark skin babies as they need more vit d and may not get enough from breastmilk

Brieanna · Mar 10th, 2012, 20:22 PM

I take prenatals and dha and folic acid (we are ntnp, so just in case).

I gave LO vitamin d drops .It ONLY has vitamin d in it and only takes one drop a day. I didn't like all the crap (artificial colors, flavors, chemical, etc) in the other stuff ( I think it's called tri-vi-sol? or something, so I ordered it online. The main reason I gave her this is because we didn't go outside in the daytime during the winter. I still give it to her every once in awhile.

I only gave it to her before 6 months. Now she eats healthy food and we go outside (no direct sunlight though) everyday and she still bf's about the same as before solids so I think everything is fine.

deafgal · Mar 10th, 2012, 20:32 PM

never gave my son any vitamins when he was breastfeeding. and he got all the vitamins he needed from breastmilk. I did continue to take prenatal vitamins

babylove719 · Mar 10th, 2012, 22:27 PM

I take my prenatal multivitamin and the prenatal DHA supplement. I believe she gets all she needs from my breastmilk. I do have a bottle of the D-Vi-Sol vitamin-D drops but have only given it to her a handful of times.

whirlwind · Mar 11th, 2012, 00:06 AM

I give my LO Vitamin D drops every day, on doctor's recommendations. She says that not enough Vit. D gets passed through breast milk - it's the only thing that doesn't, all the other vitamins/minerals do.

I got mine at the health food store to avoid sugar/flavors/colors/etc.

Ozzieshunni · Mar 11th, 2012, 06:04 AM

This is a bit of a controversial topic, not in a bad way, lol. Some say that if you live in a sunny state, like California, having a baby out and about daily will give them enough vitamin D. You can always get the doctor to check and see if the baby is deficient in vit d. Also, they won't get all their vit d through the milk, sorry to say.

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During lactation: Adding a vitamin D supplement to mom's diet and/or exposure to ultraviolet light will increase the amount of vitamin D in her breastmilk. As long as mom is not vitamin D deficient, her breastmilk will have the right amount of vitamin D. However, babies were "designed" to get only part of their vitamin D from breastmilk and the remainder from sun exposure - what if baby does not get a minimum amount of sun? A 2004 study [Hollis & Wagner 2004] determined that supplementing the mother with 2000-4000 IU vitamin D per day safely increased mother's and baby's vitamin D status: the 2000 IU/d dose resulted in a limited improvement, and "A maternal intake of 4000 IU/d could achieve substantial progress toward improving both maternal and neonatal nutritional vitamin D status." A Finnish study [Ala-Houhala 1986] showed that supplementing the mother with 50 µg (2000 IU) vitamin D per day was as effective for maintaining baby's vitamin D levels as supplementing the baby with 10 µg (400 IU) per day. However, some feel that higher levels of maternal supplementation (greater than the "safe" level of 2000 IU) would be needed to maintain adequate infant vitamin D levels.

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vi...vitamin-d.html

In Scotland, it's probably recommended to give Vit D drops, but we don't as we are out on a daily basis. It's up to the mother to inform herself and do the research. Doctors aren't always right on this topic, I've found, especially ones in the USA, unless they know a lot about how breastfeeding works.

deafgal · Mar 11th, 2012, 07:41 AM

they add vitamin d to our milk anyway (the same milk we add to our cereal)

Ozzieshunni · Mar 11th, 2012, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by deafgal

they add vitamin d to our milk anyway (the same milk we add to our cereal)

Not enough to go through breastmilk into a baby. And what if the mother doesn't drink cows milk?

deafgal · Mar 11th, 2012, 08:02 AM

I know some don't , they have responsibility to make up what they lack and they usually do. but when I was breastfeeding, I took with prenatal vitamins (most have vitamin d) , drank added vitamin d milk, and we had at least 15 minutes outside without sunscreen daily. Not once our doctor told me to give my son vitamin D drops or any vitamins. he just said he is growing healthy and everything looks good.

Ozzieshunni · Mar 11th, 2012, 08:04 AM

I don't take vitamin D, nor does Alex and we're in Scotland. My doctor has never brought it up or said that he might be deficient. I wouldn't automatically give my son something he doesn't need.

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marycotter567 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 498	i dont give mine anything, just breast milk i heard vit d is only recommended for dark skin babies as they need more vit d and may not get enough from breastmilk

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Mar 10th, 2012, 20:22 PM	#12
Brieanna Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,508	I take prenatals and dha and folic acid (we are ntnp, so just in case). I gave LO vitamin d drops .It ONLY has vitamin d in it and only takes one drop a day. I didn't like all the crap (artificial colors, flavors, chemical, etc) in the other stuff ( I think it's called tri-vi-sol? or something, so I ordered it online. The main reason I gave her this is because we didn't go outside in the daytime during the winter. I still give it to her every once in awhile. I only gave it to her before 6 months. Now she eats healthy food and we go outside (no direct sunlight though) everyday and she still bf's about the same as before solids so I think everything is fine.

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deafgal Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,984	never gave my son any vitamins when he was breastfeeding. and he got all the vitamins he needed from breastmilk. I did continue to take prenatal vitamins

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babylove719 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 662	I take my prenatal multivitamin and the prenatal DHA supplement. I believe she gets all she needs from my breastmilk. I do have a bottle of the D-Vi-Sol vitamin-D drops but have only given it to her a handful of times.

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whirlwind Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CA, USA Posts: 363	I give my LO Vitamin D drops every day, on doctor's recommendations. She says that not enough Vit. D gets passed through breast milk - it's the only thing that doesn't, all the other vitamins/minerals do. I got mine at the health food store to avoid sugar/flavors/colors/etc.

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deafgal Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,984	they add vitamin d to our milk anyway (the same milk we add to our cereal)

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deafgal Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,984	I know some don't , they have responsibility to make up what they lack and they usually do. but when I was breastfeeding, I took with prenatal vitamins (most have vitamin d) , drank added vitamin d milk, and we had at least 15 minutes outside without sunscreen daily. Not once our doctor told me to give my son vitamin D drops or any vitamins. he just said he is growing healthy and everything looks good.

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Ozzieshunni Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 19,286	I don't take vitamin D, nor does Alex and we're in Scotland. My doctor has never brought it up or said that he might be deficient. I wouldn't automatically give my son something he doesn't need.

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