Do you give your baby a Vitamin D supplement?

Our pediatrician has told us to give our baby a Vitamin D supplement but that goes against the grain when you're breastfeeding exclusively. We want to avoid anything 'artificial' in the first 6 months. Now, we're wondering how much sun exposure is required to produce Vitamin D whilst still being safe for such a little one and want to get the balance right. What's everyone else doing?

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Anonymous User wrote:
Our pediatrician has told us to give our baby a Vitamin D supplement but that goes against the grain when you're breastfeeding exclusively. We want to avoid anything 'artificial' in the first 6 months. Now, we're wondering how much sun exposure is required to produce Vitamin D whilst still being safe for such a little one and want to get the balance right. What's everyone else doing?

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I did not give mine Vit. D. Actually the doctor never recommended it.
I did take them outside. I've heard that they need to be in the sun 20
minutes a day. You'll want to check that out though - I don't know that
for fact.

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Nikki

Anonymous User schrieb:
We are in a region with low number of sunshine hours per year. Yes, I also
heared that 20 minutes are ok, though I understood 20 minutes *with the full
body* exposed to the sun light are sufficient. If only the face and hands
are exposed, I believe the baby needs to stay much longer outside. Which may
be a problem.

Well, give the supplement then.

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nicole

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Anonymous User wrote:
We are in a region with low number of sunshine hours per year. Yes, I also
heared that 20 minutes are ok, though I understood 20 minutes *with the full
body* exposed to the sun light are sufficient. If only the face and hands
are exposed, I believe the baby needs to stay much longer outside. Which may
be a problem.

I think if you lay him on a blanket in a window it would also be OK as
long as your window doesn't block out part of the light. I was told to
do that with one of my newborns to help with the jaundice. If you are
really worried I'd just give the supplement and not stress about it
though

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Nikki