Please Help-Vit C Advice-Whooping Cough

[emmy526]

my friend's 2&4yr olds are pos for pertussis and theres a 4week old in the house too, EBF...how much Vit C can she give a baby that small and how much for herself?  TIA

[Mosaic]

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[Dot-to-Dot]

This is a chart I usually refer to.  It's from doctoryourself.com

mg. of Vitamin "C"	Body Weight	Number of Doses	Amt. per dose
35,000 mg.	220 lbs.	17-18	2,000 mg
18,000 mg	110 lbs.	18	1,000 mg.
9,000 mg.	55 lbs.	18	500 mg.
4,500 mg.	28 lbs.	9	500 mg.
2,300 mg.	14-15 lbs.	9	250 mg.
1,200 mg.	7-8 lbs.	9	130 - 135 mg.

[emmy526]

Thank you!

Originally Posted by Dot-to-Dot 

This is a chart I usually refer to.  It's from doctoryourself.com

mg. of Vitamin "C"	Body Weight	Number of Doses	Amt. per dose
35,000 mg.	220 lbs.	17-18	2,000 mg
18,000 mg	110 lbs.	18	1,000 mg.
9,000 mg.	55 lbs.	18	500 mg.
4,500 mg.	28 lbs.	9	500 mg.
2,300 mg.	14-15 lbs.	9	250 mg.
1,200 mg.	7-8 lbs.	9	130 - 135 mg.