CLO for babies

[Guest guest]

I don't know what CLO is--my youngest is 8, so it has been awhile. But I do

wonder, if babies have been getting by for many millenia on breast milk why the

need to introduce something else? You should do what you want to do and what

feels right for you, not what a lot of others are doing. This is a Traditional

Foods group and I can't think of anything more traditional than pure mother's

milk.

CLO for babies

Hi

I am wondering when other moms on this list started to give their

babies CLO. My 6 month old is exclusively breastfed and I don't plan

on introducing solids for a while. I take CLO myself but don't know

if I should be giving him any directly. I know there is a lot of talk

about this on the WAPHB group but the majority of moms are

giving their kids the raw milk formula and starting solids earlier

than what I want to do.

Any thoughts/suggestion s?

TIA,

h

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[Guest guest]

CLO is cod liver oil. I second this opinion, h. I think that the

only concern would be if something is missing from YOUR diet. If you

are taking it, the baby is reaping the benefits! No worries!

Kathy

[Guest guest]

My wife takes very large doses of clo and bo until she is winding her

breastfeeding down. i think she has found research that says 5-6,000

iu;s of vitamin D per day for the baby to get enough through the

breast milk.

when starting the little ones on clo/bo she gives them about 2000 iu's

or more iu's vitamin d per day.

[Guest guest]

Our doctor, who is a WAPF member, wanted us to wait until one year to introduce

solids and didn't think she needed any supplements besides breast milk. I ended

up letting Adah taste several different foods before she turned one, but nothing

was a major source of calories yet. Unfortunately, she threw up egg yolks when

she tried them at seven months. She now eats yolks but not the whites yet. We

started giving her CLO around one year. She loves her daily dose of high

vitamin cod liver oil. She asks for it by opening her mouth and saying " Ah " .

She often grabs the spoon from me and licks it clean. Still being 99% breastfed

at one year, her iron test came back slightly low, but not as low as you would

expect. (I think hers was 11 and 12 is considered good.) She is now fifteen

months and has had two viruses and one ear infection so far. I'm not sure what

is normal. I found that after running a fever, she really wanted the CLO. I

gave her extra

and she drank it right up. Babies are so smart!

Steph

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[Guest guest]

Hi !

I agree with this. CLO is Cod Liver Oil, and it is a rich source of

vitamins A, D, and omega 3 fats. But breastmilk is the perfect food,

especially if mama eats a healthy diet. It is lacking in vitamin D,

though, so breastfed babies need sunshine. Vitamin D can be stored in

the body throughout the winter and therefore I don't believe CLO

supplementation is always necessary. Babies have vitamin D stores in

their bodies from their time in the womb for about their first year of

life.

Another note, CLO is not right for everybody--including me; it puts my

fatty acid ratio out of balance and causes distress on my body. I

have had this checked by my natural physician. I enjoy a lot of

animal foods from pastured animals, and this provides me with all the

omega 3's I need. I get D from sun, fish, and lard. My vitamin A

levels are fine, but I should probably eat liver regularly anyway.

Recently, Dr. Mercola has recommended supplementation with krill oil

instead of CLO, due to the rapid oxidation of fish oil. What next?

It can be difficult to do the right thing when the definition of the

right thing often changes!

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> I don't know what CLO is--my youngest is 8, so it has been awhile.

But I do wonder, if babies have been getting by for many millenia on

breast milk why the need to introduce something else? You should do

what you want to do and what feels right for you, not what a lot of

others are doing. This is a Traditional Foods group and I can't think

of anything more traditional than pure mother's milk.

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> CLO for babies

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> Hi

> I am wondering when other moms on this list started to give their

> babies CLO. My 6 month old is exclusively breastfed and I don't plan

> on introducing solids for a while. I take CLO myself but don't know

> if I should be giving him any directly. I know there is a lot of talk

> about this on the WAPHB group but the majority of moms are

> giving their kids the raw milk formula and starting solids earlier

> than what I want to do.

> Any thoughts/suggestion s?

> TIA,

> h

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[Guest guest]

Coming from someone who is always concerned about food allergies

developing in people, I would strongly recommend you wait until 12

months or more since this is FISH. It is generally recommended to

hold off on all fish until 1 year of age.

He should be getting enough Omega-3s from your NT breastmilk,

especially if you are doing CLO yourself. As far as Vit. D, I can't

remember how well that is passed thru breastmilk, but I think before

it becomes much of an issue (with his natural decrease in nursing due

to age/solids) it will be Spring and he will have significantly more

sun exposure.

Barbara

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> Hi

> I am wondering when other moms on this list started to give their

> babies CLO. My 6 month old is exclusively breastfed and I don't

plan

> on introducing solids for a while. I take CLO myself but don't

know

> if I should be giving him any directly. I know there is a lot of

talk

> about this on the WAPHB group but the majority of moms are

> giving their kids the raw milk formula and starting solids earlier

> than what I want to do.

> Any thoughts/suggestions?

> TIA,

> h