https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 20:43:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby/page/2#post-1627707 Sun, 11 May 2014 19:42:50 +0000 Mrs.Cherry 1627707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we do vitamin D drops. The pediatrician recommended it at two weeks. Put a drop on the binkie each morning. Granted we live near Seattle... Not a lot of sunshine, though today has been beautiful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby/page/2#post-1598112 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:38:31 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1598112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was never even recommended. I only know people do that because of HB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby/page/2#post-1598068 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:04:57 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1598068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't and our ped never said anything, but we get a lot of sun, so I didn't really worry about it either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597984 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:43:06 +0000 Zbug 1597984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! Thanks for all the responses. I honestly didn't even know it was a thing until I think I read about it on here at some point. Our ped never mentioned it, but I guess I should ask. She's almost seven months and it's practically summer now though.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597842 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:49:18 +0000 Honeygold89 1597842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep his peds just recommend it when we went in two weeks ago which he was 8 weeks then and I most likely will keep giving them until he starts drinking milk or if we have to go to formula </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597817 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:38:29 +0000 californiadreams 1597817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: lol, well that gives me it will always work :) I stated out when he was a newborn by dropping it on my nipple and eventually that stopped working because it took too long for the drop to fall out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597722 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:00:47 +0000 tinyperson 1597722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: We've always done the drop on the finger, and she's good with it, so no advice here... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597718 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:58:13 +0000 californiadreams 1597718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: are you still giving it in drop form? i am also finding it really hard to administer. we went through an easy phase where LO would open his mouth wide and let us drop it in and he would even say "mmmm"! Now he has caught on that it has no taste and when i offer it, he shakes his head "no"! LOL. So this week we have tried putting it on our finger and he lets us put it in his mouth, but i don;t know how long that will last.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597695 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:51:14 +0000 brownie 1597695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lived in SoCal where it is sunny 360 days of the year. We did not do any supplementation. He was also a spring baby so lots of sun all the time. </p> <p>If you are concerned you could get some tests and see if your baby needs them. This was my philosophy and it never got low. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597678 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:46:23 +0000 tinyperson 1597678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@californiadreams: I know, how is it so hard to remember this?! I'm sure we've forgotten for a couple of weeks here and there...but the ped keeps reminding us, so we keep on trying to get it done every day :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597603 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:30:11 +0000 rattles 1597603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did and still do. Her ped told us to continue giving them even though she's mostly on table foods now (almost 17 months and nursing 2-3 times a day). We live in Chicago and had a terrible winter though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597572 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:23:02 +0000 pastemoo 1597572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we made it to almost 1 year, and missed maybe 1 a week or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597405 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:41:09 +0000 californiadreams 1597405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my ped recommended it since birth and i believe in Canada it is recommended for life. So i still give it at 17.5 months, though i have gone through periods of several weeks at a time where i just completely forgot about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597393 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:37:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 1597393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped mentioned it really early on, but I kept forgetting to buy it, and now I just keep forgetting to give it to her. She probably gets it 1-2 times a week on average (though more like 3-4 times one week, then zero another... oops). We do go for walks a lot, even in the winter, but I do my best to keep her out of the sun anyway, so I wouldn't trust that to be enough. </p> <p>We also haven't started the multi vitamin with iron-- I was really worried about her getting even more constipate, and now that that is finally better, I'm going to wait and ask the ped this week about her iron levels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597344 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:59 +0000 littlebug 1597344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D was born in January, and we're in Philadelphia. We did it from 0-6 months. I asked about resuming it over the winter again, but we were told that he should be getting enough from his food and no longer needed the supplement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597342 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:22:10 +0000 lamariniere 1597342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in Austria and we are supposed to give it every day for the first 18 months! I admit I often forget to do it though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597333 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:18:40 +0000 tinyperson 1597333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still do at 17 months! (we probably forget 1-2 times a week though...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597325 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:16:17 +0000 kiddosc 1597325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I left in the mornings before LO got up, so DH would put it in his bottle of pumped milk in the morning. We kept it up until he was probably 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597274 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:01:30 +0000 Mrsjets 1597274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes, I give her a d-drop at every bath so about 3 times a week. We did the same with J. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597231 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:46:31 +0000 fussygal 1597231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I've had a deficiency in the past so I think it's a good idea to give her some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597196 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:32:53 +0000 Pumuckl 1597196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do everyday in winter and less in summer, as in more like 2x a week in summer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597193 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:32:08 +0000 Meltini 1597193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh. LO is 7 months old and our ped never said anything. I'm not worried about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597185 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:28:49 +0000 ClairHuxtable 1597185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. Through my own research, I had seen that a Vitamin D supplement was recommended for breastfed babies, and my LO's pediatrician recommended it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597179 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:26:35 +0000 Greentea 1597179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have since birth! After starting solids we also do iron. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597167 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:22:42 +0000 sotofamilia 1597167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didn't. We live where it's sunny and we took him for walks, so I felt like that was sufficient. I weaned when he was a year, and he drinks vitamin D-fortified cow's milk now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597157 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:18:41 +0000 MoonMoon 1597157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meltini: vitamin D is one of the only ones that didn't transfer through breastmilk, which is why they recommend supplementing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597156 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:17:42 +0000 MoonMoon 1597156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I don't rely on the sun for mine, so same with LO. Sometimes we would forget, so we've made it a part of the bedtime routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597153 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:16:56 +0000 Meltini 1597153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I take vitamins and I think that's enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597152 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:16:56 +0000 catlady 1597152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do when I remember. So maybe 50-75% of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-vitamin-d-to-your-breastfed-baby#post-1597145 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:15:28 +0000 lilteacherbee 1597145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we do and he loves it. </p>