Nowadays, breastfeeding is the first choice of baby feeding, and formula milk is the helpless choice under can't breastfeeding. Although breast milk is rich in nutrients, but also can improve the baby's resistance, but breastfeeding has a little short of vitamin D content is low.

Therefore, the mother needs to give the baby vitamin D supplementation in time to ensure that the baby's nutritional balance, rapid growth. But a lot of moms don't know enough about vitamin D supplementation, and even have doubts about whether they need it or not, how to supplement it, and how much to supplement it.

Here I summarize some of the knowledge of vitamin D supplementation for babies, which can be collected by moms and dads.

With supplementation. Because the content of vitamin D in breast milk is relatively low, it needs to be supplemented externally. Vitamin D can promote the baby's intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus, promote the growth and development of baby's teeth and bones, but also involved in the metabolism of many substances, is a very important nutrient.

If the baby vitamin D deficiency, it will cause a bone disease called rickets, rickets will delay the eruption of milk teeth, bones can not be normal calcification, easy to soften, deformity, and affect the respiratory tract, hematopoietic system. 6 months before the baby lack of vitamin D is prone to acute rickets, and even convulsions, convulsions.

So vitamin D, must be supplemented, but also make up good.

1, sun exposure

Moderate exposure to sunlight can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the baby's skin, but it is more suitable for babies after 6 months. The best choice for sun exposure is to choose morning or dusk sunlight, too strong sunlight will be easy to put the baby tanning, sunburn, the baby retina also have an impact.

Moms and dads can take their babies to the park in the morning or afternoon to play, breathe fresh air at the same time, but also sunshine to replenish vitamin D.

2, food supplement

After 6 months, you can add complementary foods to babies, you can rely on food supplements, such as cod liver oil, eggs, animal liver and so on.

3, under the guidance of the doctor to supplement vitamin D preparations

① Supplementary time

A few days after the birth of the baby can be under the guidance of the doctor, the daily vitamin D supplement. And it's a good idea to take your baby to a community health center or maternal and child health center for a health checkup to adjust your baby's vitamin D dosage when he or she is 3, 6, 8, or 12 months old. The Vitamin D deficiency is a long-lasting thing, not only for babies, but also for those who have reached puberty.

② How much to supplement

After the birth of the baby, under the guidance of the doctor to supplement 400-800 international units (10μg) per day can be. Note that vitamin D is not the more the better, generally no more than 2000 international units / kg (50 μg / kg) per day, otherwise it will cause vitamin D toxicity.

③ How to supplement

General vitamin D supplementation preparations for oil or emulsified water. Mothers and fathers can breastfeed their babies after dropping it into their mouths with a dropper. If the baby does not like to take it, you can change from daily to weekly (70μg), monthly dose when you want can be.

In the case of formula babies, you can judge whether to use additional supplementation based on whether the nutritional table has a sufficient amount of vitamin D or not.

No, the calcium in breastmilk can satisfy your baby's growth needs, so you don't need to take extra calcium supplements.

References:

[1] Guidelines for breastfeeding infants up to 6 months of age[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics,2016,34(04):287-291.

[2] Infant and young child feeding and nutrition guidelines[J]. China Maternal and Child Health Research,2019,30(04):392-417.