Vitamins and Pro-Biotics

What, if any, do you give your kids? I know probiotics are semi-controversial because it is only recent people have started giving them to infants and kids and noone knows what, if any, side effects are possible.

Dr. Sears recommends giving specific vitamins and probiotics before and after vaccinations to help decrease side effects, etc.

Where do you buy probiotics and infant vitamins?

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BioGaia we just asked our pharmacist to order it, same with Florastor. BioGaia is supposedly better for constipation, Florastor better for diarrhea. I gave it when he needed it, now he eats yogurt every day so I don't think those would do much better than that.

I don't give vitamins, because DS is on formula, but I would give him vitamin D. If I didn't put DS in the sun every day for 20 minutes (before 10am usually). There is not enough in formula or BM, babies really do need to get it, and the way they have been getting it since beginning of time, is the sun.

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I started with Florastor when Liam got C Diff. It is pretty good stuff. He had a diaper explosion today and I gave him some and will for the next few days. We'll see if it helps. I am very paranoid about loose BM's since we have dealth with issues with this infection since April. I don't think I will ever see a loose BM again without my heart stopping. I guess that maybe they can be normal for toddlers.. I really have no idea. But, I am of course freaked out by it.

Point is.. I give Florastor but, if there hasn't been an issue to warrant it... I wouldn't just give it for no reason. KWIM? Plus it is super expensive.

Vitamins. yeah I give them. Mainly for the dental benifits.

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I give my DS Udo's Choice Infant Probiotics, but only when he gets a bottle (once or twice a week). I got it at Sherry's in Babylon, but you can ask the Vitamin Shop to order it for you. DS had really bad gas because he was on IV antibiotics in the NICU and they killed all the good bacteria in his stomach, and after giving it to him probably 3 times it cleared up all the tummy troubles that aren't related to his allergies.