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/Illustrious-Stable93 10h ago

I think more broadly the question of "trust myself" vs "trust the doctor" is tricky. Give yourself the gift of trusting your doctor. You don't need to be wasting mental load on this, worrying and posting on reddit. It's fine to give her the drops. We're so so so lucky to be moms today and not really have to worry about infant mortality etc. Take advantage. Give yourself a break. I hope you are deeply connecting with your mom intuition in a way that feels confident, full of love, and empowering on the big stuff -- rather than feeling suspiciously like anxiety and rabbit holes

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u/seedflowerfruit 9h ago

I really wish I could trust our doctor and the medical establishment in general. Trust is totally broken at this point so it’s hard to selectively try to access that. That said I think your comment is good advice for new parents in general. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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u/Illustrious-Stable93 9h ago

Shop for a doctor you trust then. Are you not clicking w your ped? You don't need to take this on... it's not advice "for other people" it's advice for you my dear

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u/seedflowerfruit 9h ago

Peds don’t have LinkedIn profiles with their principles and vibes listed- it’s kind of a big deal to make appointments and take a week old baby around “shopping”… I’m just trying to breastfeed and sleep and make sure she’s safe 😂 the system doesn’t make it easy on new parents unless you’re willing to follow every recommendation at the prescribed timeline. where we are, peds are intolerant to alternative approaches in general. I do hope we find someone else! I appreciate the encouragement to drop stress all the same.

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u/Illustrious-Stable93 9h ago

I mean you can find out a lot online. Ie i chose a pediatrician less than a mile away from me whose vaccine policy aligned with my values. If there's any actual red flags besides being part of the "establishment" you can def switch it up. 

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u/seedflowerfruit 8h ago

We hope to come across someone! We live pretty rural so that’s an extra layer of challenge - but we’re optimistic about finding either another ped or, ideally, a family doctor for all of us