Re: Do i have to give a newborn vit. supliments?

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>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Rachael)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
><pregnancy-birth@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Do i have to give a newborn vit. supliments?
>Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 02:01:23 -0500
>
>At Sat, 26 Jun 1999, chris wrote:
> >
> >I have a 10 day old baby, and when I went to the first appointment with
>my
> >family doctor, he told me that breast milk does not have enough vitamins
>in
> >it for the baby and that next week I should start giving her vitamin
>drops
> >(tri-vi-sol). This does not make sence to me considering breast milk is
>the
> >best way to feed your baby. I eat a very well balanced diet, and am
>still
> >taking vitamin supliments myself. Do I really need to give her vitamins?
> >Thank you for your help,
> >Christine
>
>The nurses in the NICU gave my daughter vitamins during her two week
>stay, even though she was getting only breastmilk. They mixed it in
>with her bottle. When I got her home and she was just breastfeeding,
>the straight vitamins made her vomit (and me too, they are so nasty
>smelling). Her pediatrician never stressed the importance of the
>vitamins, so I never gave them to her, and she's a very healthy, happy 8
>month old, getting into everything.
>
>Considering she was only 6 pounds and recoving from illness, I figured
>the vomitting could NOT be good for her. Just keep taking your
>vitamins. Her pediatrician also told me not to worry about iron
>(anemia) until she started solids, as solids somehow interfere with the
>baby's ability to absorb the iron in mom's milk. Now she gets iron
>fortified cereal every morning. I read a lot of literature which stated
>breastfed babies were likely to be anemic.
>

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