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Latest post on 10 March 2013 - 22:54

How much time does your baby spend in the sun EDF8?, it doesn't matter how sunny it is outside if your baby is not in it or if they are outside but only their hands and face are exposed :) Sunlight through window glass is no good and it takes a much longer exposure time if your baby is in indirect light (sitting outside but in the shade). I'm sort of of the same view as Daza, my gut feeling is to avoid supplements in general. My children are so pale skinned they are virtually albino which means in theory they should be efficient at extracting vit D from sunlight and I do make an extra effort to give them full body exposure (nudey time) outside every day. I hope that is enough, they still don't realistically get anywhere near the daylight exposure you would imagine a little cave baby would have got. I haven't had my kids tested and current guidelines are very much trending in the direction of universally recommending supplementation for all babies (FF babies are already supplemented in the formula so its just BF babies who need the drops) so I am not advising anyone that they don't need the drops and my gut feeling (like Daza's) is not evidence based at all its just more of a mistrust in medicines and wory about unknown side effects and overdosing. I should also add that during my first pregnancy I was spending about 2 hours every day in the pool in full sun and had the brownest tan I have ever had and still tested on the low side of normal for vit D so I think for many people a lot longer is required to make adequate amounts. If you are concerned perhaps get your or your children's levels tested before supplementing?

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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 21:55

Both mine were born in Europe and all children were given Vitamin D drops until age 2. I gave both mine it. OP I would have thought it would be sufficient getting Vitamin D from the sun as well, but perhaps it would be too hot to take your baby out during the day. Despite the lovely sunshine, I've read that UAE has one of the highest Vitamin D deficiency rates in the world.(60 per cent of men and around 80 per cent of women in the Emirates are deficient in the vitamin, so a recent article states.) <em>edited by Alismum on 09/03/2013</em>

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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 20:08

Everyone is different angel joy, you have obviously had a problem with vit D so it's understandable that are extra vigilant with your baby. My personal view is that I don't want give my children supplements unless there is a problem. Breast milk is a complete food for my baby and as long as I'm healthy and eating well I trust that my milk can provide everything my baby needs. Like I said, it's just my personal view and I certainly don't expect everyone to agree :)

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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 14:01

that's not necessary Daza. i used to spend lot of time outdoors without any sun screen on (i was lazy in putting it up) still my vit D levels became almost non existent during pregnancy. even after 10 months of delivering they have increased from 5-25 whereas normal should be 250. i am getting shots every 2 months and my liver function test is normal. so after seeing 2 doctors they are unable to tell me the reason behind low levels.i still go out and expose myself and my baby to sun. i have been giving him Vit D drops non stop since after birth as i was concerned after my own levels. but if my levels were fine i probably wouldn't have given him after 6 months. but that's everyones perspective. this is from babycenter- Only small amounts of vitamin D are transferred in breast milk. That's why the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that you give your breastfed baby a supplement of 400 IU per day of vitamin D, starting in the first few days of life. Babies who are fully or partially formula fed but drink less than 32 ounces of formula a day also need a daily 400 IU vitamin D supplement . Our bodies produce vitamin D after the skin is exposed to sunshine. But ideally your baby won't be sunbathing at all in the first six months, so he won't get enough vitamin D from the sun – even if you live in a relatively sunny place, such as Florida. The skin of very young babies is extra thin and delicate, and every minute of sun exposure contributes to skin cancer risk and wrinkling later in life – even if the skin doesn't burn. Sunscreen helps keep babies safe in the sun, but it also blocks the rays that enable the body to produce vitamin D. http://sono-ma.com/faqs-is-vitamin-d-necessary-for-breastfed-babies-part-1/

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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 13:25

I think it depends on your (and your baby's) skin colour and lifestyle. I haven't given any of my children vit D but we are white and spend a lot of time outdoors which means we get a lot of vit D naturally. Even my newborn is out in the garden with us in the afternoon getting some late sun on him. The only one of my children to get mild jaundice which cleared up quickly was my daughter who was born in the middle of an English winter. If you have a darker skin tone or don't spend much time outdoors then you might need to supplement.

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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 08:48

Definitely do it. I've been giving it since we left the hospital even though he's on formula. My other two had it as well. If you're BF you don't produce enough to give him. Also in the first few weeks they are getting rid of all the excess red blood cells and creating the white ones. The vit D helps with that or their red blood cells could get too high and they will end up with jaundice.

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Doctor has recommended I give my newborn LO vitamin D drops daily....do you do this? Surely there is enough sun here?!?!

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