Re: Multivitamin for breastfeeding infant

[Guest guest]

Hi, Maya.

I'm really liking this multi-vitamin that I get from my chiropractor's offce

- it's actually a whole food supplement which is better than synthetic

vitamins. It's called RightFoods Women's Daily Food Compound Vitamin.

http://www.right-foods.com/secure/womens.pdf

You can only get it through licensed healthcare practitioners, so you might

need to call them to see if anyone in your area sell them. I don't know if

there's any ingredients in there that's not BF-safe, so you would look into

that also.

http://www.right-foods.com/

I had a muscle test done to make sure it was a good match for me, and I only

need to take 2 instead of 3. It's $32 for 90 of them through my chiro (the

wife there is a clinical nutritionist, so I trust whatever she gives me).

I've searched for other whole food supplements, but a lot of them contain

extra stuff I don't want like chlorella (chelator, so really bad) and other

stuff I can't remember.

As for your baby I would just do the vitamins until you are improved. He

should then get enough nutrition through you. Do you live way up north or in

a cloudy climate? If so, all you might need is a natural vitamin D3 from

things like cod liver oil. Someone sells them, but I can't remember who... I

don't have suggestions on baby vitamins though - all seem to contain

preservatives because it's liquid. You can find powdered form and mix it

into your breastmilk. At 5mths, my son was able to take sips from a glass

shot glass. It's really cute to watch!

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:48 PM, mywonderbaby <mywonderbaby@...> wrote:

> Hello Moms,

>

> I need to get some multivitamins for myself and my 5 month old who is

> completely on breastmilk. He is having soft bones and looks like he is

> not getting enough vitamins in the milk, so doctor asked both of us to

> take multivitamins. I dont want to go out to drugstore and get

> vitamins which has artificial dyes and preservatives. Can you

> recommend a good quality vitamin for the baby and me?

>

> Thanks,

> Maya

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, again.

I forgot to ask, why did the doctor recommend multi-vitamins? Why not

calcium, magnesium, or vitamin D? Did he see any other symptoms besides

soft bones? It is important for the mom to have good nutrition while

BFing since the baby will suck everything out of you, but unless there

was something else to it that I'm missing, I'm not sure why he

recommended multis? I didn't think doctors would put infants on multi-

vitamins... Just curious. :-)

[Guest guest]

dont know why... I am anemic and now I am on iron supplements. he

wants me to be on multivitamins too.

maya

>

> Hi, again.

>

> I forgot to ask, why did the doctor recommend multi-vitamins? Why

not

> calcium, magnesium, or vitamin D? Did he see any other symptoms

besides

> soft bones? It is important for the mom to have good nutrition

while

> BFing since the baby will suck everything out of you, but unless

there

> was something else to it that I'm missing, I'm not sure why he

> recommended multis? I didn't think doctors would put infants on

multi-

> vitamins... Just curious. :-)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Maya,

Kathy on the autism iron group wrote about taking iron. Eating organic

dried apricots will raise your iron count handily.

When my son was born, I knew I was going to breastfeed for a long time to

avoid any problems with him, and at 6 mos. the ped said his count was low and

started to give me some drug for him. I asked about food and he said: dried

apricots. The next week his (the baby's) blood count was 100%. The ped was

thrilled, till I asked him why he didn't always suggest apricots instead of

drugs.

My son loved gumming them. I'd watch to make sure he didn't get too much

into his mouth. They could be soaked in good water and pureed for a pudding

too. Very delicious. High in vitamin A too.

Just make sure they're organic so as to not get sulphur along with the

apricot. For you raisins and prunes too; again, ditto organic. And dried figs

are really, really high in calcium.

Francine

epiousian = the expression of agape

quite a bit more than enough

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[Guest guest]

I give my 10 month old (have been since he was 6 months) ASD multi

powder from Lee Silsby. Instead of a full scoop like my 2 year old

gets I gave him 1/4 of a scoop. He is up to 1/2 a scoop now. It is

the best multi vitamin/mineral supp out there. I looked high and low

for a good one. They have flavored with stevia or SCD legal

unflavored. I put it either in his bottle or his babyfood.

>

> > Hello Moms,

> >

> > I need to get some multivitamins for myself and my 5 month old

who is

> > completely on breastmilk. He is having soft bones and looks like

he is

> > not getting enough vitamins in the milk, so doctor asked both of

us to

> > take multivitamins. I dont want to go out to drugstore and get

> > vitamins which has artificial dyes and preservatives. Can you

> > recommend a good quality vitamin for the baby and me?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Maya

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Don't forget to make sure they're organic Maya! They'll be dark brown,

rather than bright orange.

Organic kale is also an excellent source of both iron and calcium; very

high. I'd say the best way to get it absorbed is to blend kale in fresh

squeezed

orange juice (You're worth it!). The vitamin C is a big help in absorbing

what is call non-heme iron, the iron in plant foods.

There is an autism-iron group, and it's been inactive except for some spam

emails from someone named marias becker. If you go to , maybe you can

find Kathy's email address and email her directly. She knows a lot of stuff,

and is very learned on all this.

Another way of making a green smoothie is to blend kale with ripe bananas

and some water to make it drinking consistency. Kale's our favorite green

because it's so loaded with nutrients. Again, organic is the best. And you

can

use other greens too. Celery -- a little bit -- gives a nice taste. And I

like to throw some garlic and habanero or jalapeno in to give it a kick!

Happy Health!

Francine

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[Guest guest]

Francine - this is awesome information. Thanks a lot ! I will go

hunting for dried apricots today !

BTW , there is an autism iron group?

Thanks,

Maya

>

> Maya,

>

> Kathy on the autism iron group wrote about taking iron. Eating

organic

> dried apricots will raise your iron count handily.

>

> When my son was born, I knew I was going to breastfeed for a long

time to

> avoid any problems with him, and at 6 mos. the ped said his count

was low and

> started to give me some drug for him. I asked about food and he

said: dried

> apricots. The next week his (the baby's) blood count was 100%.

The ped was

> thrilled, till I asked him why he didn't always suggest apricots

instead of

> drugs.

>

> My son loved gumming them. I'd watch to make sure he didn't get

too much

> into his mouth. They could be soaked in good water and pureed

for a pudding

> too. Very delicious. High in vitamin A too.

>

> Just make sure they're organic so as to not get sulphur along

with the

> apricot. For you raisins and prunes too; again, ditto organic.

And dried figs

> are really, really high in calcium.

>

> Francine

>

> epiousian = the expression of agape

>

> quite a bit more than enough

>

>

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