09-14-2007, 06:37 AM
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recomme...amin_D.htm
A supplement of 200 IU per day of vitamin D
is recommended for all breastfed infants.
American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2003
While breastfeeding is the recommended method of infant feeding and provides infants with necessary nutrients and immune factors, breast milk alone does not provide infants with an adequate intake of vitamin D. Most breastfed infants are able to synthesize additional vitamin D through routine sunlight exposure. However, published reports from 2000 and 2001 of cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets among breastfed infants in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, and the mid-Atlantic region caused researchers to take another look at whether all breastfed infants were getting adequate vitamin D.
in April 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines for vitamin D intake, recommending that all infants have a minimum intake of 200 IU of vitamin D per day, beginning during the first 2 months of life.
Human milk typically contains a vitamin D concentration of 25 IU per liter or less. Therefore, a supplement of 200 IU per day of vitamin D is recommended for all breastfed infants. Adequate amounts of vitamin D can be achieved by currently available multivitamin products containing 400 IU of vitamin D per mL. These products are available over the counter. Currently there are no over the counter preparations containing vitamin D alone without other vitamins. Prescription preparations of vitamin D have very high vitamin D concentration and are not for routine home use.
hope this helps...
A supplement of 200 IU per day of vitamin D
is recommended for all breastfed infants.
American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2003
While breastfeeding is the recommended method of infant feeding and provides infants with necessary nutrients and immune factors, breast milk alone does not provide infants with an adequate intake of vitamin D. Most breastfed infants are able to synthesize additional vitamin D through routine sunlight exposure. However, published reports from 2000 and 2001 of cases of vitamin D deficiency rickets among breastfed infants in North Carolina, Texas, Georgia, and the mid-Atlantic region caused researchers to take another look at whether all breastfed infants were getting adequate vitamin D.
in April 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines for vitamin D intake, recommending that all infants have a minimum intake of 200 IU of vitamin D per day, beginning during the first 2 months of life.
Human milk typically contains a vitamin D concentration of 25 IU per liter or less. Therefore, a supplement of 200 IU per day of vitamin D is recommended for all breastfed infants. Adequate amounts of vitamin D can be achieved by currently available multivitamin products containing 400 IU of vitamin D per mL. These products are available over the counter. Currently there are no over the counter preparations containing vitamin D alone without other vitamins. Prescription preparations of vitamin D have very high vitamin D concentration and are not for routine home use.
hope this helps...