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By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com Guide Updated October 29, 2008
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"Breastfeeding babies can get their vitamin D from many baby vitamins, including Tri-Vi-Sol." Breastfeeding babies can get their vitamin D from many baby vitamins, including Tri-Vi-Sol.
Photo © Vincent Iannelli, MD Does my baby need vitamins? It seems like a simple enough question. Unfortunately, the simplest answer sometimes isn't useful.
A more practical answer is that your baby may need to take a vitamin supplement if: he was born premature, and a vitamin was recommended by your pediatrician
you are breastfeeding, in which case he likely needs a vitamin D supplement your pediatrician recommended vitamins for another reason such as a low iron level
Your baby should get the other vitamins she needs from breastmilk or an iron-fortified baby formula. Later, she will need more iron, which she will get when she starts cereal (at about four to six months), and fluoride, which she can get from drinking some fluoridated water (at about six months). Breastfeeding and Vitamin D
Why is it that only breastfed babies need vitamin D? All babies actually need vitamin D. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics, in its clinical report, Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency: New Guidelines for Vitamin D Intake, recommends that all children, starting from the first two months of life, receive at least 400 IU of vitamin D each day.
Baby formula is supplemented with vitamin D. So, babies drinking at least 17 ounces of formula each day don't need any extra vitamin D. However, babies who are exclusively breastfed do need it and can get it by taking a daily vitamin that contains vitamin D. Remember that just because babies don't get enough vitamin D from breastfeeding, that is not a reason to supplement with formula or not to breastfeed. It just means that you should give your child a vitamin with vitamin D such as:
Gerber Vitamin Drops Poly-Vi-Sol Drops
Tri-Vi-Sol Drops Vi-Daylin ADC or Multivitamin Drops
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