To force vitamin 'drops' on baby if she hates them?

[Mummyofmay2020]

Drops in "" as they come with a syringe and it's more like a teaspoon dose (so false advertising from Wellbaby) but yes, LO absolutely dreads them and she's only 7 months. She firmly presses her lips shut and pulls away and I feel bad persisting. Should I try disguise in her food (but dont want her to go off her food) or switch to vit d drops only? Or any other recommendations?

Try the Abidec ones, much smaller dosage.

I always added to porridge at that age. She won't taste them in food like that I don't think. Do you breastfeed or bottle?

I would recommend changing, my lo seems to prefer the healthy start multivitamins. It's only 5 drops, superdrug sells them online.

Mix them into something. Do you need to give vitamins though? I thought if formula feeding it's not needed and if breastfeeding then only the mum needs them.
Guidance may have changed since my son was born though.

They taste foul. My DD did the same so I tasted them.

As PP said get the Abidec ones.

And keep these drops until you can mix them with food/cow's milk.

I give them just before a meal as DS is more responsive then

Get the Vit D drops. Literally 1 tiny drop needed.
I never gave anything else to breastfed baby (nor was told to- baby is now 1)

Breast feed. Thanks guys!! Will look into abidec

Agree about the foul taste

There are some that are just one drop you put on a clean finger or your nipple. They're from boots and don't taste of anything - they're only vit D though, not a multivitamin.

I’ve given DD these since she was 6 months. Sometimes she’ll have it straight from the syringe, it’s very slightly sweet but not at all strong, or I put it on porridge or in yogurt

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I used to mix into a yoghurt

I kept forgetting to give vitamins with my eldest. Never bothered with my youngest

This says the dose is only 0.5ml

My kid has the Wellbaby syrup and has always loved it weirdly (I got a taste by mistake once and it's DISGUSTING ).

Once I ought Abidec instead and she'd have none of it. Weird.

Just bung it on her porridge with a blob of honey, she'll never know.

I give drops twice a day as the liquid one dose was too big. I'd personally give it a rest for a bit. If you are giving her a varied diet she should be OK. Then try some new ones when she has got over that negative association with them.

My dd is 3 and was breastfed until not long ago. She never had the drops for the same reason. I took good quality breastfeeding vitamins and she is strong as an ox.

@VeniceQueen2004 they can't have honey under 1

I have the Wellbaby multivitamin drops but it's only 0.5ml. I found giving DD the liquid (5ml!) much more challenging.

Hide it in yoghurt; job done!

I used to give dd abidec too but I put the tiny drop into her milk. I loved the smell of it though!

Abidec is the NHS recommended multivitamin. It's what they give to preemies in the neonatal unit and recommend it up to 2 years.

I give it to my twin boys with their weetabix and have since they were weaned.

Also - please don't give honey to a 7 month old. I'm sure PP meant well but it can lead to infant botulism and is not to be given to babies under 1 year.

Unless you have been advised by a paediatrician to give your baby vitamins then you really have no need to.

@BiscuitLovers098124 you're completely right, sorry! Mike's three now so I've forgotten all the rules 😳 no honey OP? Maybe a drop of golden syrup do the same job?

Thats untrue. All should be supplemented with vitamins A, C and D from 6 months to 5 years unless taking more than 500mls of formula per day

Put them in a bottle or in her food