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If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
What kind of vitamins do they take?
DS is EBF 7 months and we are starting solids this week.
The Dr prescribed a multi vitamin w/fluoride. The pharmacy said there are manufacturing issues and there is only 1 company making it and it's $32.99 for 1 50ml bottle, and not covered by my ins.
I don't think my daughter started fluoride vitamins until 12months. I'm not anti-fluoride, but want to see what others moms are giving there kids at this age.
Or if anyone else heard of a fluoride vitamin shortage.
Message edited 10/15/2014 10:42:38 AM.
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Leb
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
My ped said my breast fed baby didn't need vitamins except the vitamin d drops. At 12mos she said she is supposed to mention the flouride vitamin which I denied.
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MrsT809
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If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
At 6 months we started multivitamins with iron and fluoride. She took those for a long time and then switched to a chewable version around 18 months or 2 years.
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cateyemm
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
no flouride, no vitamins except for vit d when it's not summer.
eta my ped agreed with me not giving flouride or multi vit
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| Posted 10/15/14 1:16 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
My ped is very uninformed on BFing, that's why I figured I'd ask. I have to get more vit D. I didn't give it to him all summer bc we were outside often.
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| Posted 10/15/14 1:29 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
DD is EBF and she was on Poly Vi Sol with Iron since she was in the hospital (34 week preemie). At 6 months her ped prescribed a multivitamin with fluoride and we've been using that since. But luckily my insurance covers the whole thing and I don't have to pay anything out of pocket for it.
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| Posted 10/15/14 2:51 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
Posted by MrsS6510
DD is EBF and she was on Poly Vi Sol with Iron since she was in the hospital (34 week preemie). At 6 months her ped prescribed a multivitamin with fluoride and we've been using that since. But luckily my insurance covers the whole thing and I don't have to pay anything out of pocket for it.
I might have had to pay for my DD, but it certainly wasn't $32.99! I'm going to double check with my ped, and then double check with the pharmacy about the price. If everything is right, I guess I'll pay the $32.99. Lol.
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
Vit D is the only drop she took.
I took a prenatal. That's all
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| Posted 10/15/14 8:12 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
My doc said vitamin D is the only thing DD needs while BFing and I continue to take prenatals. With DD1, once i finished BFing, I put her on a multi-vitamin by Animal Parade (sold at health food stores). I'll probably do the same with DD2 when she turns a year. We don't do fluoride.
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| Posted 10/15/14 8:47 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
Posted by MrsDamonSalv7319
Posted by MrsS6510
DD is EBF and she was on Poly Vi Sol with Iron since she was in the hospital (34 week preemie). At 6 months her ped prescribed a multivitamin with fluoride and we've been using that since. But luckily my insurance covers the whole thing and I don't have to pay anything out of pocket for it.
I might have had to pay for my DD, but it certainly wasn't $32.99! I'm going to double check with my ped, and then double check with the pharmacy about the price. If everything is right, I guess I'll pay the $32.99. Lol.
I don't remember paying that much at all. I don't know the name, but there is a website where you can put in the rx and it will tell you the prices at different pharmacies. Maybe someone knows it?
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| Posted 10/15/14 9:00 PM |
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Re: If your 6-12 Month BF baby takes vitamins
DD's pediatrician gave me a vitamin with fluoride when she was 6 mos but I didn't start giving it to her until 13/14 mos. my insurance covers the cost.
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| Posted 10/15/14 9:24 PM |
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