Vitamin D

[weathergirl]

Our pediatrician recommended we give DS vitamin D. She suggested d-vi-sol, but after doing some research, I discovered that d-vi-sol has a lot of additives. I ended up buying the Carlson vitamin D drops, and we've been using them for a couple days now.

I was hesitant, though, to give any kind of supplement. DS is fair skinned, and we live in Southern California where there is lots of sun. Ultimately, my sister (who is a doctor) convinced me.

I'm curious what you ladies are doing or have done.

[Deleted]

We gave Carlson D drops when I remembered. Now, it's summer and he's running around in the sun, so I won't worry about it until fall. I'll start again in September.

I think vitamin D is good.

[jennlin]

we use carlson d, too. d-vi-sol requires a full dropper, and the taste is bad, it makes dd scream and scream.l

[Ashley&Scott]

We tried the d-vi-sol drops, they upset DS's tummy so we stopped. We haven't been giving any lately. I'm going to try Carlson next.

[sara76]

We used the Di-Vi-Sol until 4 months, and then our Dr recommended getting the ones with iron for after 4 months. I accidentally got the Poly ones instead of the Tri ones which is not just D with iron but instead it's a multivitamin with iron. Man oh man do these smell terrible!!! I can only give them to her when she's getting right into the bathtub. And it still smells up the whole house! She will take them ok but she loved the Di-Vi-Sol ones. She sucked that dropper right down. Now she makes a funny sour face. I think I won't worry about being diligent with it until she's 6 months since we live in Fl and get sun, and are introducing purées and cereals already.

[AmyRI]

Vitamin D helps with calcium absorption. I've never seen any evidence against giving the supplement, even if LO gets enough vitamin D already.

Honestly, I usually forget about it. But we do give it to him when we remember. We also use the Carlson drops because all the something-Vi-Sols are gross on many levels like you said. The multivitamin ones are totally unnecessary, and the literature on additional iron supplements are mixed and sometimes show excess iron as a bad thing, so there's no way I'd use the poly-vi-sol.

[sara76]

Yeah I just can't bring myself to use the poly vi, if for no other reason than the smell. I don't think it would hurt her as opposed to the tri-vi but I agree it's not necessary. I just grabbed the wrong one in my mad rush at the grocery store and wasted $9. For now she's getting a little iron in her tablespoon of rice cereal.

[backinpgh]

We use Carlson D drops, one drop, she doesn't even notice it.

I also try to take extra D myself, the adult Carlson D drops.

[vtbrideinmd]

We use the Carlson drops, too. I add them to his first bottle for daycare- I'll put the nipple on that one. I often forget on the weekends, oops!