Vitamin Supplements
The government recommends all children aged 6 months to 5 years are given vitamin supplements containing vitamins A, C and D every day. Babies who are having more than 500ml (about a pint) of infant formula a day should not be given vitamin supplements.
Where You Can Get Baby Vitamin Drops
The Department of Health and Social Care only recommends vitamin supplements containing vitamins A, C and D. But some supplements you can buy contain other vitamins or ingredients.
Talk to a pharmacist about which supplement would be most suitable for your child. Keep to the dose recommended on the label, and be careful not to give your child 2 supplements at the same time. For example, do not give them cod liver oil and vitamin drops because cod liver oil also contains vitamins A and D. One supplement on its own is enough, as long as it contains the recommended dose of vitamin D.
Vitamin D Vitamin D is only found in a few foods, such as oily fish and eggs.
It’s also added to some foods, such as fat spreads and breakfast cereals. But it’s difficult to get enough vitamin D from food alone. The main source of vitamin D is summer sunlight on our skin.
Remember to cover up or protect their skin before it turns red or burns. Young children should still have vitamin drops, even if they get out in the sun. The Department of Health and Social Care recommends: Babies from birth to 1 year of age who are being breastfed should be given a daily supplement containing 8.5 to 10 micrograms of vitamin D to make sure they get enough.
It’s needed for a healthy immune system, can help their vision in dim light, and keeps skin healthy. It can also help their body absorb iron.
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