Is a Multivitamin Necessary?

[Mrs. Mommy]

I have a 3 month old boy that only eats breastmilk, yet my doctor
suggests that I give him a whole dropper-full of multi-vitamins every
day. I'm not excited about this because it is no joy trying to feed
this icky stuff to the baby every day, not to mention that I take a
multi-vitamin myself...which is passed onto the baby. What are your
thoughts?

Mom of a 17 pound 3 month-old

[Spanannie]

Sounds ridiculous to me.


He gets his vitamins from you. My DS--17 mos old--has never had any
vitamins--other than from food or from my milk, nor has his doctor suggested
it---and he is very healthy.

Annie
"Mrs. Mommy" > wrote in message
om...
> I have a 3 month old boy that only eats breastmilk, yet my doctor
> suggests that I give him a whole dropper-full of multi-vitamins every
> day. I'm not excited about this because it is no joy trying to feed
> this icky stuff to the baby every day, not to mention that I take a
> multi-vitamin myself...which is passed onto the baby. What are your
> thoughts?
>
> Mom of a 17 pound 3 month-old

[zeldabee]

KR was all, like:

> I give my baby vitamin D, but that's it...

It it available by itself? My (12-week-old) son's pediatrician prescribed a
vitamin and floride supplement, which I haven't filled, and I don't know
whether I will or not. He is fair-skinned, but rarely gets sun (*no*
sunlight in our apartment).

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z e l d a b e e @ p a n i x . c o m
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[Dawn Lawson]

zeldabee wrote:

> KR was all, like:
>
>
>>I give my baby vitamin D, but that's it...
>
>
> It it available by itself?

D-Vi-Sol by Gerber....hmmmm....ever wonder why a babyfood company would
make a supplement JUST for breastfed infants?

Dawn

[Dawn Lawson]

Richard wrote:
> Dawn Lawson > wrote:
> : [ . . . ] ever wonder why a babyfood company would make a
> : supplement JUST for breastfed infants?
>
>
> $ $ $ $ $

Oh yes, 'twas a rhetorical comment.
Same reason their (gerber) breastpumps are so crappy....

Dawn

[Hillary Israeli]

In <5R8zb.548889$9l5.518722@pd7tw2no>,
Dawn Lawson > wrote:

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*zeldabee wrote:
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*> KR was all, like:
*>
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*>>I give my baby vitamin D, but that's it...
*>
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*> It it available by itself?
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*D-Vi-Sol by Gerber....hmmmm....ever wonder why a babyfood company would
*make a supplement JUST for breastfed infants?

uh - because only breastfed infants require it?? I mean, for some
definition of "require," of course (dark skinned, or not going out in the
sun, or living in the far north, or whatever). But formula-fed infants
don't need it due to supplementation of the formula with vitamin D, so, of
COURSE it's only going to be marketed for BF'd infants. I'm afraid I don't
quite get your point!

BTW, cool product. I don't think a D-only supplement is available in the
States.

--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large :)

[Cheryl S.]

"Hillary Israeli" > wrote in message
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> I don't think a D-only supplement is available in the
> States.

No, it isn't. :( I've had to ask friends who travel to Canada to pick
me up some vitamin D-only drops for both DD and DS.
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 8 mo.
And Jaden, 3 months

Cleaning the house while your children are small is like
shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing.

[zeldabee]

Cheryl S. was all, like:
> "Hillary Israeli" > wrote ...
>> I don't think a D-only supplement is available in the
>> States.
>
> No, it isn't. :( I've had to ask friends who travel to Canada to
> pick me up some vitamin D-only drops for both DD and DS.

I ordered some from a Canadian store. I'm still not sure whether I want to
give it to my son, but I'm pretty sure I *don't* want to give him flouride.

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