How to give vitamin D to an infant

It would seem that diseases caused by lack of vitaminsin the past and are found only in the most backward countries. However, cases of rickets are not uncommon. Improper diet, deficiency of sunlight, no walking in the cold time of the year – all this leads to a lack of vitamin D. For the prevention of caused by painful conditions it is necessary to give the child drugs containing this vitamin.

Instruction

Vitamin D should be prescribed by a doctor. On their own make it impossible – there is a great danger of overdose. If your baby is on artificial feeding, in the mix, most likely, already is a sufficient amount of vitamin D. Childrenfed cow's milk, the vitamin D you need to make sure that there it very little. Babies will need to pick up the drug in an oil or water-based. It is believed that the aqueous solution is absorbed better.

If the child did not bother – no sweating, hair loss, anxiety, lack of vitamin D is he, most likely, no. In this case, in the cold season suitable prophylactic dose – 1 drop per day, not constantly, and courses. Let's her baby on the tip of a spoon while eating, better in the first half of the day. With signs of lack of vitamin sometimes confuse the natural drying of downy hair at the nape of the baby due to overheating. Dress your baby easier and often ventilate the room. In the summer of ultraviolet radiation sufficient to generate the body's own vitamin D, to take it further is needed. Walk with the baby in the air in any weather, except, of course, extreme, radiation and the sun's rays even on a cloudy day for half an hour is enough to get your daily dose of vitamin.

You can also review the diet of nursing mothers. Vitamin D is found in egg yolk, nuts, liver, fish and fish oil. If you or your child have intolerance to these foods, eat them in food, and vitamin D will come to baby from mother's milk.

If the doctor diagnosed the child lack of vitamin D or even the initial stage of rickets, he will prescribe the vitamin in therapeutic dose, age-appropriate. Complete the destination specialist for suspected overdose (poor sleep and appetite, thirst, bowel disorders, dry mouth, weight loss) stop taking the drug and consult your pediatrician.

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