Vitamin D supplements - Page 2

[toriaj]

Originally Posted by Eligracey

I get the whole EBF for the first 6 months thing (my babe never had formula or solids) but saying that Vitamin D drops count as not exclusive breastfeeding means that you also can't give your baby any kind of medicine at all. ...

I did not mean that giving drops would mean I was not EBF. I just don't know the technicalities of the virgin gut. Heard it has something to do with the way nutrients are absorbed from the digestive tract. Off to do some studying ...

I like the idea of waiting until LO is on some solids, (6+ months is what I'm planning) and supplementing myself in the meantime.

Originally Posted by onelittleone

It's not supposed to be summer all year round, therefore we don't need sun exposure all the time.

Right! Thanks for all your comments.

[claddaghmom]

Originally Posted by TanyaLopez

Take a look at this article, I think it points to data showing 4,000-6,000 IU is the range to get an appropriate amount of vitamin D to baby. If mom has health concerns, though, she should at least test herself and take enough to get into a good part of the reference range, and if she started out low, then baby does too. So additional supplementation to baby may still be appropriate, to make up for a pre-existing deficiency.

http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdf...84?cookieSet=1

eta: I'm having trouble with my browser, let me know if this link isn't right. The title of the article is something like Vitamin D Makes the World go round.

Thanks! But yeah, I can't see the article, although that might be my computer too. School has a weird firewall.

Originally Posted by Eligracey

I get the whole EBF for the first 6 months thing (my babe never had formula or solids) but saying that Vitamin D drops count as not exclusive breastfeeding means that you also can't give your baby any kind of medicine at all. You're not even giving Tylenol or Motrin when baby's sick or teething? If that ruins the "virgin gut" already then you might as well make sure your baby's not Vitamin D deficient, too.

This is an aside, but have you tried searching 'tylenol' on mothering? There are plenty of non-Tylenol/motrin pain relief methods available for teething without the risks.

Originally Posted by onelittleone

Vitamin D is actually a hormone. I personally would NOT supplement. Our babies bodies are perfect and know what to do. It's not supposed to be summer all year round, therefore we don't need sun exposure all the time. In fact we can get plenty of vitamin d from the foods we eat as well. If anything we get too much vitamin d, leading to chronic illness. It's one thing to supplement yourself, but the idea that our babies need supplementation baffles me - especially when breastfed.

A d deficiency could be realted to autoimmune diseases. I for example have Hashimoto's and it can block the absorbtion of vitamin d, but taking more would be worse.
Read this article ... I found it interesting as I am still researching how to heal myself.

http://autoimmunedisease.suite101.co...n_d_connection

I think your post makes sense only if you are speaking to women who are not Vitamin D deficient. If you are someone who has a healthy lifestyle, appropriate levels of D and is nursing a healthy typical child, then it is entirely arguable that supplementing you or the child is not the best choice.

But IIRC a bunch of research has come out indicating that vit D deficiency is a big problem for some demographics and for some people in certain lifestyles.

For example, I understand your reference to Vitamin D in foods...but do you really believe the average person's diet has optimal levels of vit D? Or even what you would call food?