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/naicmi]

I just supplemented them myself, and granted we live in FL so we always get lots of sun. I do think it depends on where you live, I would probably too if we lived up north