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Vitamin D for infant
Is it necessary to give vitamin D drops to a newborn baby? We keep my son in the sun light for 2-3 hours in the morning.
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Yes, vitamin d is necessary till 1 yr of age
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Give vitamin d supplement if u didn't give ur kid during infancy...
Continue sunbath..
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Yes, it is indeed necessary to give Vitamin D drops to your newborn. Babies are generally deficient in Vit D hence add on doses are required. Keeping the baby in the sunlight is an age old teaching which helps to replenish the Vit D stores but well that's not sufficient.
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Avoid keeping your baby in sunlight post the early morning hours.
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
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42 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear parents,
Yes Vit d3 is necessary as supplement for steady bony growth. Exposing to early morning sunlight is not possible round the year.
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