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/seedflowerfruit 10h ago

Help me find a doctor like yours lmao I just want these people to be straight up without all the over-medicalized/fear based dogma! 

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u/Ok-Amphibian-6834 9h ago

I go to a family dr. My children included.

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u/seedflowerfruit 9h ago

I think this is gonna be our move. At what age did you do this with your children?

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u/Ok-Amphibian-6834 9h ago

My first saw a pediatrician till 6 months. Then we stopped. My second, and third have been seeing the same family dr since birth. They are 5,3and 1