i would try to put it in their bottle
Hi Janice,
Put it in a bottle, she'll never know its there! Just make sure she drinks the bottle all gone.
carla
Our doctor said that a multi-vitamin is not necessary if you are breastfeeding; they will get the vitamins that they need from what you are taking. You should still be taking your prenatal. If your child is on formula all the vitamins they need are already available in the formula. A few minutes of sunlight 3-4 times a week is a great idea. Good luck!
Janice,
I gave all four of my babies the drops, and they loved them. I know they smell bad, but I guess they don't taste as bad as they smell. Any time you give your baby something new, she will probably react strangely...because it is new. Have you tried giving them to her? If she doesn't like them after a few tries, I would talk to the doctor, and ask him if it is really that important for her to take them. He might have a better idea. Good luck!
My doctor recommended it too. My son was ok with taking them....just be careful not to get in on clothes. It does not come out! It's easier once they start solids...you can just mix it in with the food & they don't even know it's there.
Our Dr. reccomended those too, and I think I was really bad about giving it to the kids! I was so dillegent about many thing's like breastfeeding but those drops were just another thing to remember. my kids are 12, 9, and 6 now and healthy!
My doctor told me to use those too, with all three. A much better option is a natural vitmin supplement. Shaklee's infant mix is what I used with all of my kids, a much better option!
no, no, no - not good advice. My 14-month son recently began taking PolyVisol but due to a specific problem he was having. I cannot imagine having had to give this to him at 2MO with no obvious health concern. You didn't say whether you were breastfeeding or bottle feeding, but chances are your baby is getting everything she needs, unless she was premature or has not been healthy since birth. But giving a multi-vitamin to healthy baby that young is just excessive and it is awful,awful to administer. Use of the vitamin was encouraged by my doctor \, but only after blood tests revealed my son was low in iron, not anemic but low. We had a horrible experience administering it with a dropper, he inhaled it and I thought he would cough his lungs out. A 2 mo old is going to have an even harder time swallowing the 1ML. Since that awful, scary, heart-wrenching experience I've been giving it to him in 3 oz of apple juice. Your 2MO is not ready for juice. So forego this advice unless your doctor thinks, and blood tests prove that your baby is deficient in some vitamin. A good diet is the best thing for your baby, she will get all the vital nutrients from milk/high-quality formula and their first foods. Their teeth are already formed and their bones need calcium which is not what Poly-Visol gives them. So my advice is skip it, even though I am using it for my own child!
I have never heard of this product or this suggestion, and I have four HEALTHY kids. I wouldn't bother with it. Life with a newborn is busy enough without having to remember or worry about these drops.
And I want to say "Great for you and for your baby" that you are home with her! You will never regret it (although some days you may wonder "Why am I doing this?"). Just look in your child's eyes and you will know it is worth it. :)
I use them and the ones I use have plus iron I just put them in her bottle and she doesn't even seem to mind. They have helped my little one a lot. Good luck
My baby's Dr. told me to giver her those drops too, but they taste terrible so I stopped. I breastfed my babies exclusivly and I think that they got everything that they needed from the breastmilk. When they got old enough I started giving my kids chewable vitamins with floride. HTye are really healthy children. If you are breastfeeding, I think that the drops are a waste of time and money, maybe babies on formula need them though, I don't know about that.
I was told to use that with my son as well and did but not like I was supposed to. It was gross and he hated it. He would gag every time I gave it to him so I gave it to hime once every other day because I knew he needed it. Then when I went to formula I stopped giving it to him all together. I breastfed and that was why my pediatrician wanted me to use them because breast milk does not have everything in them that people say it has.
I used them with my daughter and she had no issues with them. From everything that I know which may go against the breastmilk is best theory is that formula has all those vitamins added and breastmilk especially if you aren't faithful at taking your own supplements isn't always packed with all the vitamins that your baby needs. My philosophy is to decide what you are comfortable with and make your decision off of that. Ultimately you have to live with whatever you decide and if you do something you do not feel comfortable with you usualy have regrets. Good Luck.
The new theory is that Breastmilk doesn't make enough vitamin D. Which isn't true, do some research. I would make sure that you have enough vitamin D in your system and that your baby gets some sunshine each day and you will be fine.
Yes, my doctor recommended those same drops for my (now 22 mo) old son. He took them just fine, even though they smell terrible. I'm sure my infant son (7 wks) will be put on them at his next doctor visit. Good luck!
My son was on this also until he turned one because he was also was breastfed (still is). He always like the taste of the vitamin supplement and saw it as a added treat before dinnertime!
Don’t trust your baby’s heath to the opinion of random people on the internet. Don’t listen to me. This is a question for medical professionals.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all children, including babies who are exclusively breastfed, consume at least 400 International Units of vitamin D per day as soon as possible after birth.
Listen to your pediatritian. If you have doubts, discuss them with her.
Sorry, I did not mention I’m breastfeeding. Not sure why my doc recommended the drops, just because? She said my daughter looked great and doing great! After all the great advice I’m going to hold off on the drops and mix it in her food when it’s time for solids. Even then, not everyday! Thank you all very much!