Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 It's probably the formula companies, Ingrid. Constantly trying to undermine the quality of breastmilk. Sadly, they succeed all too often. Sue > > I noticed someone was asking about vitamin D in breastfed babies. > Please don't believe what doctors say, they are not educated in > exclusive breastfeeding management and don't know much about the > composition of breastmilk. I am a trained volunteer > breastfeeding counsellor and mother of a fully breastfed son who > never had any vitamin d supplement. > Vitamin D is produced naturally by the skin under sun exposure. > So, if you exspose your baby to daylight, not even sun, every > day, for only 10 minutes (only face and hands need to be exposed > to get the benefit), your baby will produce enough vitamin D. I > am going to send a link from the LLL website for more info on this. > I am sure that some pharmaceutical company is behind this > nonsenese advice. Breastmilk has some vitamin D in it if the > mother eats foods rich in vitamin D, like fish and eggs. A baby, > just like all humans, needs daylight to thrive and this is where > vitamin D is produced. > Only people who cover up their faces (women in some cultures > do) and hands need to supplement themselves and their babies. I > get so cross when the doctors make this a blanket > recommenadation, just like vacciantion. One size fits all... > well, it doesn't work like that, we are all unique. Here is the > website: http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/vitamin.html > Ingrid > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 > > Only people who cover up their faces (women in some cultures do) > and hands need to supplement themselves and their babies. I know that the american recommendation is anyone above the latitude of San Diego...which seems ridiculous to me....however, my son was born in Sweden--where for months it can be hardly light out--I can see a recommendation for vit D, in light of the modern diet, in areas like that....or in areas where, as you said, culture dictates covering to the extent that one cannot get enough daylight.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I was tested and My D level was very low, 25. My Dr said to take 5,000 IU a day. Now that I am reading through these post maybe 5,000 is not enough. I want to " jump start " my levels. How much would you suggest I start taking? I wigh around 132 lbs. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Vicki, My levels right now are 57.6. I am taking 4000 IU daily. When my levels were 18 another doctor put me on 50,000 UI once a week. The doctor I am seeing now said she likes to see levels around 90. I think it really depends on the doctor because my husbands level was 16 and his doctor only put him on 1000 IU daily. No consistency between doctors that's for sure. Hope this helps. Venizia > > I was tested and My D level was very low, 25. My Dr said to take 5,000 IU a > day. Now that I am reading through these post maybe 5,000 is not enough. I > want to " jump start " my levels. How much would you suggest I start taking? I > wigh around 132 lbs. > > Vicki > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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