The baby had a check up today, mainly to monitor her weight gain. She's up about six ounces in a week, and the pediatrician was pleased with that, and shooed us away until the one month visit. Like a good girl, she peed on the doc when he pressed her belly.
He also recommended vitamin drops, to ensure that she gets enough Vitamin D. I asked him if Vit-D was transmitted via breastmilk, because I am Vit-D Deficient and I'm supposed to take high level supplements ( I need more ) and he said that it is, and that she definitely should take vitamin drops.
"Breast milk has been found to have only
trace amounts of vitamin D, even when the mother gets the recommended daily
allowance. Recently published medical studies have shown that without a vitamin D
supplement, about 35% of babies will have low vitamin D blood levels, also called
pre-rickets. Conversely, vitamin D has been shown to virtually eliminate rickets
and pre-rickets in breastfed infants."
The baby had a check up today, mainly to monitor her weight gain. She's up about six ounces in a week, and the pediatrician was pleased with that, and shooed us away until the one month visit. Like a good girl, she peed on the doc when he pressed her belly.
He also recommended vitamin drops, to ensure that she gets enough Vitamin D. I asked him if Vit-D was transmitted via breastmilk, because I am Vit-D Deficient and I'm supposed to take high level supplements ( I need more ) and he said that it is, and that she definitely should take vitamin drops.