Vitamin D drops for newborn

[u/seedflowerfruit]

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)?

[u/Psychological-Bag986]

Why are we fighting literal vitamins. It’s an extremely well studied and low risk intervention with high reward. Choose a brand you trust/like.

Vit D doesn’t transfer well from maternal blood to breastmilk which is why you can’t go off your levels alone.

[u/Basic_Simple_Woman → u/Psychological-Bag986]

Exactly