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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, look back at those studies I posted, the ones that show no effect for all of those things. Also, used your vitamin d drops that are necessary for your breastfed baby yet today? If it's the perfect food - why are there chemicals in it and why do I have to give vitamin supplements. It's not - it's a great way to feed your kid, but it ain't perfect, it's not going to do much for your kid on anindividual level, so don't think that it's going to magically grant health. [/quote] Are you the same person posting all this nonsense? You need an education. Vitamin D is supplemented in both formula fed and breastfed babies. It is present in formula as a supplement. AAP recommends that most BFing mothers supplement because we're not supposed to get vit d through breastmilk, really - we are supposed to get it FROM THE SUN. But since we're rightfully afraid of skin cancer, many use sunscreen to the extent that there is no vitamin d absorption, and of course, there's also the fact that many of us are a long way from home - darker skinned folks aren't going to get enough sunlight in northern latitudes to give them what they need. So babies need to be supplemented vitamin d, because of the sun, not because breastmilk is somehow deficient in it while formula is just naturally loaded up. LOL lady. PS. If mom actually IS getting a decent amount of sunlight, her breastmilk will have vitamin d in it. Mine did. We were reasonably confident of this and chose not to supplement but instead had DS's levels checked at one year. He was fine. [/quote]
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