Vitamin d drops?

litababy

Are the vitamin d drops really necessary? the peditrician keeps giving them to me

BennettsMommy

My sons pediatric said as long as you get enough sun and vitamin d in your diet they aren't necessary

Bahamamama4828

No they aren't generally. Your body stored vit d throughout pregnancy thru diet/sunshine and you generally have enough until baby is 6 mo when they start solids. BUT if you somehow ended up with low vit d le

Bahamamama4828

...levels just up your intake to 2000UI.
and get YOUR levels checked before you give baby the vitamin

litababy

Thanks ladies.. I'm definitely going to look into my levels for sure. I just don't want to give my son something that's not needed.

willothewisp

I live in the UK where we don't get a huge amount of sunshine in summer never mind winter, I'm breastfeeding & no one has mentioned taking any vit d supplements & I've even told them not taking any pre/ante/post natal vitamins (they make me feel v nauseous) so I'm hoping they're really not necessary

caroline8_p

For baby.. 3 hours of sunshine outside a week is PERFECT!

trixiesmom8

I don't give her any. I was prego over the summer and outside a lot as long as it wasn't too too hot. And now that its getting to be really nice here, we've already been outside a ton, so I'm not worried she isn't getting enough.