[elc]

Ugh, here comes another push from the medical community to supplement all breast-fed babies with Vitamin D. Actually, most pediatricians push it anyway. I just rolled my eyes behind the doctors back when he told me after 6 months of nursing that I had to start giving my daughter Vit. D.

Here's a great source that addresses which babies might be at risk for Vit. D deficiency.

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d.html#sunlight

From the link:

The best way to get vitamin D, the way that our bodies were designed to get the vast majority of our vitamin D, is from modest sun exposure. Going outside regularly is generally all that is required for you or your baby to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D. (Keep in mind that there is a concern of sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer with too much sun exposure, however.)

[elc]

Oops. KellyMom

[Born Conservative]

Ugh, here comes another push from the medical community to supplement all breast-fed babies with Vitamin D.

It's my opinion that it's probably the medical community that had a hand in causing a mother's Vitamin D deficiency, leading to this problem in newborns. After all, look at the push to use sunscreen. The sun is a great source for Vitamin D, yet we're told to block the sun's "harmful" rays. Lots of articles here on Vitamin D: http://tinyurl.com/2wmo87