Baby Vitamins

[alison]

I think poly vi sol smells kind of good. I'm crazy though! I think I'm biased, because my daughter needs the vitamins. She is going through another phase right now where she eats 2 Pringles, and pushes away all other food.

[SuzySunshine]

Living in MN they recommend that even older children and adults take vitamin D because we spend SO MUCH time inside in the winter. Breastmilk was perfect when we were a nomadic society and even when everyone spent hours every day outside but we don't do that anymore. Its the lack of being outside that is the issue, the sun is a good thing.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

Living in MN they recommend that even older children and adults take vitamin D because we spend SO MUCH time inside in the winter. Breastmilk was perfect when we were a nomadic society and even when everyone spent hours every day outside but we don't do that anymore. Its the lack of being outside that is the issue, the sun is a good thing.

Yeah that's what I figured. But given that D inherited my almost albino skin, I'll go with vitamins instead if sunburn.

[SuzySunshine]

Oh yes, I agree - I sunburn easily too. My point is that while breastmilk is the only thing babies need in many senses it doesn't include enough Vitamin D.

[spotty_dog]

Oh yes, I agree - I sunburn easily too. My point is that while breastmilk is the only thing babies need in many senses it doesn't include enough Vitamin D.

Yep, I agree, I'm big on the evolutionary argument but this is one area where logic says Nature might be a little behind the times. My babies were born in Phoenix so even when D started getting the news I didn't worry about it much, but definitely if I were to have a baby in this more overcast climate I'd look into it. (Honestly I should be looking into it for myself and my preschoolers but I'm lazy.)

Because I'm as lazy about putting on sunscreen as I am about giving vitamins, and we live in CA, I haven't been too worried but really should have just been giving them all along because it can't hurt and might just help.

[lovelight]

My nephew is breastfeeding and takes the poly vi sol for vitamin d supplement. We put it in a bottle of breast milk so he just drinks it along with the milk. If taste is a concern, could you put it in the bottle your DH feeds her overnight - I *think* I remember reading somewhere that you were doing this.

[SoonerTexan]

I was assigned to do this at our first ped appt. when I balked they explained that it's because they recommend no sun or sunscreen before 6 months. I think it's dumb.

How can breast milk be deficient in something? That makes no evolutionary sense!

That being said, I think dh will make me do it.

I admit, that was my first thought. But hey, if it cannot hurt...if she really hates it I'll switch to the vitamin D stuff only and get her tested for iron at 6 months. I probably will anyway because the issues my sister and I are having with it concern me enough.

If taste is a concern, could you put it in the bottle your DH feeds her overnight

Not anymore, but I'll just make him do it anyway. I could sneak it into one of her daily bottles, but I'm not sure if that would have a bad effect on the ability of the milk to stay good? Plus, I don't want to put vgirl through that N will suck down gripe water like its candy...maybe she'll like this? *crossing fingers*

[Bittersweet]

We use Carson Baby D drops. Just one drop on your nipple before feeding once a day and that's it. I was turned off by the smell of the D-Vi-Sol and the fact that it contained artificial color and flavor. Total first time mom paranoia but yeah.

[scrub-jay]

We use Carson Baby D drops. Just one drop on your nipple before feeding once a day and that's it. I was turned off by the smell of the D-Vi-Sol and the fact that it contained artificial color and flavor. Total first time mom paranoia but yeah.

I wish I'd found that! Now we're stuck bc dd loves D-vi-sol. Oh well.

[SoonerTexan]

Thanks, I'll look into those!!

[Pollyanna]

We never did vitamins and I don't ever remember the pediatrician saying anything about them. I'm sure they don't worry too much about vit. D in AZ but I could see iron being an issue (although we started rice cereal around 4 months so maybe that was enough.

[SoonerTexan]

Okay...I keep forgetting to give the poly-vi-sol with iron to her, but I finally opened the package tonight and tried a drop of it myself tonight. There are no words to describe how gag-inducingly awful that crap is. And that was one drop. I'll try it tomorrow, but I don't think I can give it to her...it's really that bad.

[Michele]

Yup. It's awful. Which is why I stopped giving it to D. He would gag and vomit. And that was even mixed in 2-4 ounces of breast milk.

[v-girl]

I don't see N taking that willingly. LOL