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MOM of 2 month old needs vitamin D, what are the current recommendations? MD wants mom to take D2 1.25 mg 50000 once a week. So much different advice.
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Pat:
It depends on where you live and how much sun you are exposed to. If you live in a southern climate, then a maternal dose of 2000 IU is probably OK. If you live in a northern climate, then a maternal dose of 5000 IU/day is probably required. The only way to know exactly, is to have your physician monitor your blood vitamin D level. It should range in the upper 30's to 40's.
Be advised, that even with high levels of vitamin D in the mom, virtually none of it is transferred to the infant in milk. Milk is simply deficient in vitamin D.
Therefore I and the FDA recommend that infants should receive directly, 400 IU per day. There are a lot of preparations with Vitamin D, and the one that I recommend is "Ddrops Baby Ddrops" 400IU (2.5mL) Box by Ddrops. Moms should place one drop on their nipple, or finger prior to administering to the infant so that they don't overdose the infant with too many drops.
As for the higher dose, it is sometimes used in situations to rapidly raise serum calcium levels and in moms who are severely deficient.
Tom Hale Ph.D.Last edited by admin; 05-01-2012, 10:42 AM.
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