Vitamins for 18 month old?

[mi_amor]

I sometimes give DS Vitamin D drops from the health food store, but wondered if I should give him vitamins as well? All the vitamins I look at seem to be for older children. The chewable Nordic Natural ones say 2 and up, but I wondered if he could try those.

DS doesn't like eating a lot of meat. He does eat a lot of different fruits and veggies. He recently weaned, but he doesn't like to drink cow milk, but he does eat cheese.

I also sometimes give him CLO.

Thanks!

[Marnica]

I personally give DS a multi. I go with either Floradix (it's a liquid). DS is almost 2 , but I would not trust him to eat a gummy without choking and the gummies are filled with sugar and other yucky stuff.

Also have used this http://www.marketamerica.com/net2mal...ightamins.htm#

He has been taking multis since 18 month old. Our ped suggested them and said they are fine to give evn thought the labels all say 2 and up.

[tanyalynn]

That was about the age I started giving DS these chewables...

http://perque.com/pdfs/PERQUE-Life-Guard-Chewables.pdf

I buy some Perque products from naturamart.com.

Another option is a partial dose of an adult multi, just find one that comes in capsules. I gave the kids powdered supps from capsules at that age, either mix into 1-2 T of juice or hide between a couple layers of applesauce in one bite. That takes a bit more thought as you decide what dosage is appropriate.

Thorne makes good quality supps, they have real folate (instead of folic acid) and good forms of vitamins and minerals. They're sold a lot of places online.

[MountainMamaGC]

I give my DD a chewable whole foods multi when she is having a picky day only. If she ate good healthy food that day I dont feel the need to give her a vitamin. I give her a teaspoon of cod liver oil in her yogurt everyday though since I weaned her. It does give her some extra vitamin A and D and DHA.