Can I Take Vitamin D Supplements While Breastfeeding

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Can I Take Vitamin D Supplements While Breastfeeding

by Stacy Wilson
(Lindsborg,KS )

I am a breastfeeding mom and was recently found to have a Vitamin D level of 23. I was checked after a lot of bone pain and feeling unwell.
My doctor wants me to take 50,000 of vitamin d supplements every day, but that scares me so I am taking it every other day.

I need to know if it is safe to nurse my baby once every 24 hours, the rest of the time formula.

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You are absolutely wrong...
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Please refrain from commenting on my boards, or any boards really, when you have completely inaccurate information. Please read my Vitamin D and Breastfeeding page and look at the peer reviewed studies that I have links to that show that mother's milk does, indeed, have a SIGNIFICANT amount of Vitamin D- when and if the mother is getting adequate vitamin d.

And while formula IS fortified, for one thing it is fortified with the inferior form of Vitamin D- vitamin d2- when humans should be getting Vitamin D3.

Next, formula has only a miniscule amount of vitamin d- enough to prevent rickets. But that does not mean that because the baby is getting fortified formula that they are getting an adequate amount of Vitamin D for OPTIMAL health later in life.

Many of the top researchers and doctors suggest that infants get about 1000 IU's a day, and the baby in the original thread is doing PARTIAL breastfeeding from a Vitamin d deficient mother and the rest from formula- so the baby is getting even LESS than she would if she were formula fed.

Rather than supplementing the baby, the studies show that the mother taking approximately 6700 IU's of Vitamin D per day will give HER enough to meet her needs AND give the baby enough to meet ITS needs with ZERO risk of overdose for either of them.

So, that is what I recommend for breast feeding mothers.

Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen

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Please refrain from commenting on my boards, or any boards really, when you have completely inaccurate information. Please read my <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/vitamin-d-and-breastfeeding.html">Vitamin D and Breastfeeding</a> page and look at the peer reviewed studies that I have links to that show that mother's milk does, indeed, have a SIGNIFICANT amount of Vitamin D- when and if the mother is getting adequate vitamin d. And while formula IS fortified, for one thing it is fortified with the inferior form of Vitamin D- vitamin d2- when humans should be getting <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D3.html">Vitamin D3</a>. Next, formula has only a miniscule amount of vitamin d- enough to prevent rickets. But that does not mean that because the baby is getting fortified formula that they are getting an adequate amount of Vitamin D for OPTIMAL health later in life. Many of the top researchers and doctors suggest that infants get about 1000 IU's a day, and the baby in the original thread is doing PARTIAL breastfeeding from a Vitamin d deficient mother and the rest from formula- so the baby is getting even LESS than she would if she were formula fed. Rather than supplementing the baby, the studies show that the mother taking approximately 6700 IU's of Vitamin D per day will give HER enough to meet her needs AND give the baby enough to meet ITS needs with ZERO risk of overdose for either of them. So, that is what I recommend for breast feeding mothers. <IMG SRC="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/images/g-kerri-knox-SM.jpg" alt="Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen" ALIGN="LEFT"> Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune System Queen Functional Medicine Practitioner <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com">Immune System</a>

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Vitamin D is not in milk...
by: Anonymous

This seems like a harsh and inaccurate response. Your child will not likely have low vitamin D levels because of the formula you're giving. Formula is fortified with vitmain D, while breastmilk (no matter what level the mother has) does not have vitamin D in it.

If you are only breastfeeding, your infant should be taking a liquid form of vitamin D supplement. You are safe to take as much vitamin D as your doctor recommends.

Only your body will be affected by low vitamin D levels. But you need to be healthy to take care of your family, so remember to take care of yourself too!

Breastfeeding and Vitamin D....
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Health Queen

Hi Stacy,

I'm not sure why you are worried about taking

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vitamin D while you are breastfeeding. If YOU are vitamin D deficient, then why would you think that your breast fed baby has more Vitamin D than you?

You would likely be shocked and worried if you had your baby's vitamin D level checked. It will almost surely be low. If you are not in the sun and you are not going out in the sun with the baby, then where do you think that your baby is getting his vitamin D? Certainly not from you and certainly not from the sun.

So, research has shown that breastfeeding mothers need upwards of 5000 IU's per day for their baby to get ANY vitamin D at all, and there has NEVER EVER been a case of a breast feeding baby overdosing on vitamin D from breast milk- so it's safe to breast feed him ALL of the time while you are taking vitamin D.

Doing so is likely to have him get enough vitamin D as well.

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Hi Stacy, I'm not sure why you are worried about taking <div style="float:right; width:38%; font-size:small; text-align: left; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"> <table width= "183" border= "0" cellspacing= "0" cellpadding= "0"><tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <big><center>More About Vitamin D</center></big><ul> <li><a href= "http://www.easy-immune-health.com/vitamin-d-and-pain.html">Vitamin D for Pain Relief</a></li> If you have pain, could vitamin D be your salvation? <li><a href= "http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D-and-Cancer.html">Vitamin D and Cancer</a></li> Cancer will strike 1 in 3. Want to beat the odds? <li><a href= "http://www.easy-immune-health.com/Vitamin-D-for-Cold-and-Flu-Symptoms.html">Vitamin D and The Flu</a></li> Swine Flu Vaccine? This may be better! </td> </tr> </table> </div> vitamin D while you are breastfeeding. If YOU are vitamin D deficient, then why would you think that your breast fed baby has more Vitamin D than you? You would likely be shocked and worried if you had your baby's vitamin D level checked. It will almost surely be low. If you are not in the sun and you are not going out in the sun with the baby, then where do you think that your baby is getting his vitamin D? Certainly not from you and certainly not from the sun. So, research has shown that breastfeeding mothers need upwards of 5000 IU's per day for their baby to get ANY vitamin D at all, and there has NEVER EVER been a case of a breast feeding baby overdosing on vitamin D from breast milk- so it's safe to breast feed him ALL of the time while you are taking vitamin D. Doing so is likely to have him get enough vitamin D as well. <IMG SRC="http://www.easy-immune-health.com/images/g-kerri-knox-SM.jpg" alt="Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen" ALIGN="LEFT"> Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Health Queen Functional Medicine Practitioner <a href="http://www.easy-immune-health.com">Easy Immune Health.com</a>

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