Vitamin D supplement?

I read today in the Annabel Karmel book that if exclusively breastfeeding, babies need a vitamin D supplement from 6 months to 2 years!

I'd never been told this before so I asked one of the HVs at the clinic today when I went to get Brody weighed. Anyway she said she would have to check with someone else as she can't keep up with all the changes they keep making!

She came back and said it IS now recommended that if they are not having any formula at all they should have a supplement and to go to the pharmacy!

I haven't yet been to the pharmacy but just wanted to see if anyone else has been told this, how much it costs and how I would give him it?!

Sorry if I'm being thick!

nak
no, you don't need to supplement with exra vit d!!!
its your hv, whos thick, sorry..

here is information about vit D
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html


around 15 min a day of sunlight will do the trick!

take walk, or enjoy fresh air for few moments and there is no need for drops!
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-ppbreastfeed&msg=62913.2
http://www.todaysparent.com/baby/breastfeeding/article.jsp?content=855905


if it helps- we don't do vitamins; never did.

Thanks so much for that you are a star! :bighug:

Makes me so angry! all this wrong advice!

Thank you Katie for the links :aww:

Makes me so angry! all this wrong advice!

Tasha ypu've gave me a scare!! :pml:

Now days they would like us to stuff ourself with artificial vitamins and supplements, do we need them or not!
Its the same with iron drops!

I might make saticky about it, when have a moment!


And health visitor sounds really good. Not. They really need to keep up!
Its not like we live in notrh Canada or god knows where!

I agree, if you are not exposed to sun light or live in one of those really far north places, yes...But we are in England, for goodness sake!

lol

Yes absolutly, but we live in Egland and they need to get their facts straight before giving out advice!!

A sticky about would be fab! :boob:

erm i got told to suppliment with vitamin d when bailey reaches 6 months
thanks for that katie great info gonna shove up hv nose now :boob:

I can't believe it!

The thing is, I usually just do as I'm told as I just assume they know what they are talking about!

I know where to come in future! :aww:

vitamin d supplements are not as good as getting it from sunlight either, not nearly as effective or available to our bodies

why do we feel the need to supplement everything rather than looking at out lifestyle and diet and making sime tiny changes!!!?

Never did it with my first and there is nothing wrong with him!!

My hv didn'e even said a word about supplements...gues hse knows me by now,

Well mine tried it on and I just told her that I didn't think the information she had was right and that was that, she didn't argue!

i was just browsing through some past posts and found this one about vit d supplement.

i am so glad i read this now! the hv was only talking about this last week and was saying it would be a good idea for me to start taking the supplement and the way she said it made it sound like if i didnt i was not giving bethany the nutrients she needed. :tear:

then i started thinking about the news report that was on the tv a couple of month ago about the increasing numbers of kids with rickets these days. i proper started stressing after i had spoke to her thinking bethany was gonna get bloody rickets and all because of me!

i am so glad i read this post today as i was actually gonna go to the chemist tomorrow to have a look at supplements! thanks forum!

:group hug:

LLL BF Answer Book Pg 438:
As a general rule, well-nurished mother's don't need to take suppliments while BF. While suppliments may be of benefit to mothers who are malnourished or on a restricted diet, the best way for a well-nurished BF mother to get the nutriments she needs is through a balanced diet.

Helen wrote:

then i started thinking about the news report that was on the tv a couple of month ago about the increasing numbers of kids with rickets these days. i proper started stressing after i had spoke to her thinking bethany was gonna get bloody rickets and all because of me!

:group hug:

Hun there has also been an increase in formula feeding over the past 10 years aswell as children not going outside to play and eating crap.

Its not because of breastfeeding, I totaly agree with Lait d amour