Leche, Baby! » baby food http://www.lechebaby.com Nourishing thoughts on motherhood, organic and natural baby products and alternative medicine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Possible vitamin D deficiency in breast-fed babies http://www.lechebaby.com/2008/08/26/possible-vitamin-d-deficiency-in-breast-fed-babies/ http://www.lechebaby.com/2008/08/26/possible-vitamin-d-deficiency-in-breast-fed-babies/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:00:25 +0000 nkd5 http://www.lechebaby.com/?p=56 I had no idea that there was a correlation between breast-fed babies and vitamin D deficiency, which can lead to a softening of bones, or rickets. If I had known that I would have been more vigilant about multi-vitamins for both myself and my son. My son was breast-fed for 2 years, although he started eating other foods around 6 month, which may have caused him to be inadvertently deficient in Vitamin D.

Physicians have known for more than a century that exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, and that the condition is easily prevented and treated with inexpensive vitamin drops or cod liver oil. But doctors are reluctant to say anything that might discourage breast-feeding.

Read the full article from the New York Times here.

A friend of mine, a school nurse and an avid holistic care practitioner, recommends Designs for Health’s Vitavescence powdered multi-vitamins for my toddler. You could also try a liquid vitamin supplement from your local health food store.

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