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Mineral supplements
Cheryl S. was all, like:
At Jaden's 6 month check up he was prescribed a fluoride supplement. It is just a routine thing at this pediatric practice. He is not at any specific risk for dental caries. I did some research just now and in several places came across this table (advance apologies for any formatting problems) From the AAP: "During the period from 6 months to 3 years of age, breastfed infants (and formula-fed infants) require fluoride supplementation only if the water supply is severely deficient in fluoride (0.3 ppm)." http://aappolicy.aappublications.org...ics;100/6/1035 http://makeashorterlink.com/?K306139F7 My ped prescribed fluoride for Sprogly when he was 3 or 4 months old (something the AAP specifically does not recommend). I didn't give it to him. NYC's water supply is fluoridated, so he's getting it whether I want him to or not...but fluoride supplementation is no longer an issue for us... |
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Mineral supplements
"Karen" skrev i en meddelelse
om... "Cheryl S." wrote in message Have the others here had their baby prescribed fluoride, and did you give it to your baby? I was prescribed it for the first 4 babies and never gave it to them. My current pediatrician doesn't prescribe fluoride routinely if you have city water. I don't know what she does if you have well water. She also doesn't give out Vitamin D (at least to my ultra fair skinned kids) or recommend supplementing with iron unless baby is anemic. Karen I spent year 2-6 in New York - otherwise coming from Denmark. After 4.5 years we returned to Denmark. We don't have flouride in the water here - at least not very much. My dentist at age 17 (my age, not the dentist's) commented on certain white spots on my teeth and asked me where I had been living. It is simply not seen here. No-one ever adds flouride to anyones food - it's not for eating. We gargle in it or use it in tooth paste, but only in tooth paste for older kids or adults, so that they do not eat it by accident. Tine, Denmark |
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Mineral supplements
"Cat" skrev i en meddelelse . dk... "Karen" skrev i en meddelelse om... "Cheryl S." wrote in message Have the others here had their baby prescribed fluoride, and did you give it to your baby? I was prescribed it for the first 4 babies and never gave it to them. My current pediatrician doesn't prescribe fluoride routinely if you have city water. I don't know what she does if you have well water. She also doesn't give out Vitamin D (at least to my ultra fair skinned kids) or recommend supplementing with iron unless baby is anemic. Karen I spent year 2-6 in New York - otherwise coming from Denmark. After 4.5 years we returned to Denmark. We don't have flouride in the water here - at least not very much. My dentist at age 17 (my age, not the dentist's) commented on certain white spots on my teeth and asked me where I had been living. It is simply not seen here. No-one ever adds flouride to anyones food - it's not for eating. We gargle in it or use it in tooth paste, but only in tooth paste for older kids or adults, so that they do not eat it by accident. Tine, Denmark Hubby kindly informs me that flouride IS added to the water here :-) I didn't know. I would never have guessed. Tine, Denmark |
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