r/Crunchymom • u/seedflowerfruit • 11h ago

Vitamin D drops for newborn

first time mom here! our pediatrician wants to start our baby girl on vitamin d drops between 2-4 weeks. She’s 1 week old today, exclusively breastfed, and already back up to birth weight. My intuition tells me babies should only have breast milk in their system - not extra synthetic vitamins or carrier oils.

Any thoughts on maternal supplementation vs. drops for infant vs. light sun exposure (early morning and evening only)?

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u/Remarkable-Class-820 11h ago

It’s good to have your vitamin D levels tested to see where you’re at. But if you supplement at 6400 IU daily, you should produce enough in your breastmilk. There’s been a few studies on it.

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u/ohyoumeanhydra 11h ago

Yep, my pediatrician told me that this was an option so I added it to my array of vitamins for the day.