BWLO: Vitamins?

naylon511 · December 2011

DO your LOs take them? Was it something your Pedi suggested?

Jane's eating has been terrible lately (ie only fruit & other carbs, pretty) so I've been thinking about it lately but or Pedi has never mentioned. Of course I was just there last week and didn't think to ask then.

TeacherTiff · December 2011

Yes, poly-vi-sol... it was recommended when he was BF and since we just quit a couple of months ago (and it was getting cold out) she said to go ahead and continue it through the winter months and then we'll probably switch to a chewable. From what I understand, a lot of pediatricians have varying opinions of this so I'd just call and she what she says if you're concerned.

Rangergal9 · December 2011

Nope. Pedi only suggested it while I was BF Abby. Luckily my girls are good eaters and eat fruit/veggie, dairy, protein, and carb with every meal.

JNicMTek · December 2011

I am planning on getting Alex some for Christmas. I figure H and I both take them, and I haven't been offering her the best food options lately, so it couldn't hurt. Our pedi didn't suggest it, but he doesn't suggest much helpful anyway. We finally switched to a new pedi, but Alex doesn't have an appointment in the near future, so I'm just going with what I think at this point.

Jennrs · December 2011

Yep. Neena is obsessed with her vitamins. We used to give her the Nordic Berries (gummy vitamins) but those got too expensive so now we give her chewables from our local health food store. In the morning she goes straight to the cupboard where we keep them and pretty much yells, "VIMINS, VIMINS!"

MrsG.060708 · December 2011

Taryn takes Flintstones gummies and LOVES them. She actually throws a fit when she can only have one a day!

Tessa gets vitamin D since I'm breastfeeding and doesn't get much sunlight, there's not much in breastmilk, etc, as suggested by her pedi.

naylon511 · December 2011

Rangergal9:
Nope. Pedi only suggested it while I was BF Abby. Luckily my girls are good eaters and eat fruit/veggie, dairy, protein, and carb with every meal.

I am very jealous. Jane would live on fruit or dairy or bread, if we let her.

ernuno787 · December 2011

Kellen gets a gummy vitamin every day. He loves them and hates that he only gets one. He doesn't eat a wide variety of food either.

Fraux · December 2011

Logan gets half of a chewable every morning. Our pedi didn't recommend it, we just started giving it to him when he always wanted mine or DH's. We use a Target brand chewable, they're fun animal shapes!

LaurenSweat · December 2011

We use animal parade from whole foods as recommended by our pedi. They are chewables and so far he likes them!

Loveofjoe11 · December 2011

It's not going to hurt them. Other than vitamins A, D, E, and K, if the body doesn't need it, it'll just pee it out. The ADEK vitamins are stored in fat, so the body absorbs them and stores them for later. It is VERY VERY hard for kids to get vitamin overload of the ADEK, they'd have to eat like a 2-3 whole bottles of just vitamin A to be worried they're taking too much.

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