https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:24:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356967 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 11:12:18 +0000 blackbird 2356967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm I have no idea what T's iron is right now. I did buy him some fortified oatmeal so maybe I'll just try to give him that for iron (he went nuts for oatmeal with cinnamon the other day), plus the vitamin d drops....and if that isn't enough, try the Carlsons! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356928 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:33:40 +0000 autumnleaves 2356928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO wouldn't let us give him the poly vi sol. We were surprised because he liked the Vitamin D one but I guess the iron really does make it taste bad.<br /> We found Childlife Essentials liquid multivitamins at our local version of Whole Foods here - it is for 6 months and up and at first LO did not want to taste it (flashbacks to the poly) but it tastes good and he opens his mouth wide now for us in the morning to take it. It does not look like it has iron though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356556 Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:29:38 +0000 Greentea 2356556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NovaFerrum liquid iron and Vitamin D (Carlsons). LO loved the iron! I think it is grape flavored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356552 Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:26:11 +0000 Mrs. D 2356552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard of it. We just used d drops. Now she gets a daily flintstone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356204 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:02:41 +0000 gingerbebe 2356204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did vitamin D drops and baby oatmeal mixed with formula and prunes for iron. I also made fruit smoothies with formula powder mixed in that we would spoon feed him. And I tried to look for pouches with greens mixed in for the iron. He didn't mind the polyvisol until one day at 6 months he rejected it completely so we had to get creative. Once he got to about 9-10 months I offered him some ground beef in the form of meatballs and always tried to put some beef or spinach in his diet during the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356203 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:01:32 +0000 autumnlove 2356203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, poly is nasty! We used Tri vi sol but no iron issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356201 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:41:34 +0000 Boopers 2356201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @Foodnerd81: oh ok, thanks! LO is 7 months so I'll expect to have a blood test at his 9 or 12 month appointment. Thanks for the heads up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356165 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:21:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 2356165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boopers: in my state (MA) they do a blood draw to test for iron levels and lead (lots of older homes I guess?). For us it was a full blood draw from a vein in her arm- it sucked! They do it at 9 or 12 months and again at 2 years (though that one night only be lead? Can't remember). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356158 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:13:46 +0000 regberadaisy 2356158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess it depends on if he needs the iron? It's an in office finger prick. Then they sent her for bloodwork for confirmation because her levels were so low. She has thalassemia trait.<br /> DD1 was on polyvisol + iron up until she was 18m. Her levels were down to about a 3 between 9-12m. </p> <p>@Boopers: most peds I know test for iron levels at either the 9m or 12m check up. Their iron stores from birth start to deplete around 9m. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356156 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:10:11 +0000 Boopers 2356156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mdf106: @Foodnerd81: how did your pedi know your LO had borderline and/or low iron levels? Did they do a blood test? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356048 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:06:03 +0000 jetsa 2356048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped recommended it for J and we never gave it because he hated it and we've since switched ped's and no one has recommended it for D so she doesn't get anything. Idk I wish there was a clearer picture, j we could only get him to take when put into a bottle feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356030 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:44:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 2356030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid was a weirdo who liked the taste of the poli-vi-sol. I thought it was nasty. But I often forgot to give it to her and she had borderline low iron at 9 months, so I do feel bad about that. But she also never had rice cereal or formula and didn't really get many fortified infant foods in general- I think if they are eating things fortified with iron more it might not be as much of a concern. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356003 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:20:32 +0000 beloved 2356003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>carlsons !! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2356001 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:16:51 +0000 MoonMoon 2356001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think iron supplements always taste like butt! We just give vitamin D drops-could you try drips in orange juice or something? Bonus, vitamin C helps absorb iron. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355999 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:14:55 +0000 mdf106 2355999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just gave the vitamin D drops because I had a hard time getting DS to consume the poly-vi-sol with iron. He had very low iron at 9 months, so I really regret not being more persistent with the iron drops. My son was not a good eater of solids until 9 months, and we really pushed fruits and vegetables over cereal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355986 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:08:23 +0000 sapphire 2355986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's the iron that makes it yucky. I would just do vitamin D drops. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355947 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:29:39 +0000 Alivoo01 2355947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pedi recommended the poly-vi-sol also and yuck! I gave him the vitamin D drops instead, but otherwise, no vitamins. Thankfully, he's always been a good eater so I wasn't worried and he's not deficient. Now that he's a toddler, he occasionally has picky days so I give him a gummy vitamin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355900 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:02:13 +0000 blackbird 2355900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GoGoSnoGirl: I was wondering if, because T is on food now, that we can skip the bigger vitamin dose and just do vitamin d (which i keep meaning to get back to--i had some and threw it out when it expired) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355878 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:47:17 +0000 Golden 2355878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only use baby vitamin D drops for the baby. One gummy multivitamin for the toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355877 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:46:08 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2355877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't like that my LO was gagging/aspirating her tri-vi-sol, so we are just using Carlson's Super Daily D3 &amp; will start fortified rice cereal soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/vitamin-for-baby#post-2355868 Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:40:54 +0000 blackbird 2355868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our ped suggested poly-vi-sol+iron for T because he's depleted my supplies. Shit. Is. Nasty. </p> <p>Is there something better out there that I'm missing? What'd you give your LOs? </p>