Vitamin D drops suitable for 7 week old?

[kivvi]

The NHS advises that BF babies get vitamin d supplements from birth. (My health visitor didn't know this and neither did the pharmacist at my local Boots.) but I'm having trouble finding one that says it's suitable from birth - they mostly say 'from 6 months' and the pharmacist said he wouldn't recommend/sell the one they had to me for a child that young and suggested I would need a prescription to give it to a newborn! (Mine's 7 weeks.) They can't really expect ALL BF babies to be getting prescriptions in order to follow NHS advice on this?? Does anyone know of a brand that can be given to a young baby?

[lunchboxtroubles]

I don't think that's right. It's from 6m unless getting 500ml formula per day.

[hedwig2001]

Abidec or Dalavit. Both used in Neonatal units.

[Meadows76]

Holland and Barrett

www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/natures-aid-vitamin-d3-drops-for-children-60013407

[Mermaid36]

We use Dalivit for our twins, you can just buy it over the counter

[NewNameNoShame]

My HV told me this

The ones I have are Colief and I think they're suitable from a month (check the pack). My pharmacy had to order them in for me. I was giving four drops in an expressed bottled till recently. Now baby is taking them from a spoon as is bottle refusing

[NewNameNoShame]

Here you go
Suitable from 1 month

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00VWW4W9A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1477680788&sr=8-1&keywords=colief%20vitamin%20d%20drops&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[kivvi]

Thanks all!

Lunchboxtroubles, I also thought I remembered 'from 6 months' being the advice for BF babies when DD1 was born 3 years ago, but the NHS now definitely recommends them from birth unless, as you say, baby is getting 500ml or more of formula per day.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/vitamins-for-children.aspx

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vitamins-minerals/Pages/Vitamin-D.aspx

[sleepy16]

I was told from 1 month (if I hadn't taken vit d in pregnancy) and 6 months if I had taken vit din pregnancy.