Do You Give Your Breast Fed Baby Multivitamin Supplements With Iron?
My doctor recommended that I start giving my baby multivitamin supplements (poli vi sol with Iron) as of 2 months of age. My baby is now almost 5 months and I have actually only given the vitamins several times and discontinued to do so because I had read in my breastfeeding book (the Nursing Mother’s Companion) that it was not neccesary and that it could hinder some absorption of important nutrients that my breast milk is giving the baby. I am a full time breastfeeding mommy and I have not started my baby on solids yet. Second question, When I do start my baby on solids at 6 months ( this is when I read he may need a vitamin supplement), should I not give him the vitamins with IRON because the cereal also has iron? What is your experience with this.
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July 21 2009 10:19 am | Multivitamin supplements
