should I give my baby vitamins?

[multicolourcat]

DD 8MO is breast fed and on three meals a day, but she is fussy and struggling to get her to eat full meals . Should I be giving her vitamins, and if so which ones? Thanks. :)

The only vitamin or mineral that is worth worrying about at this age is iron. But iron supplements are hard to digest, and tend to give you constiptation.

When you say you're struggling to get her to eat full meals, what sort of thing is she willing to eat? Food is mostly about trying tastes etc at this age, not nutrition per se ...

I think all breastfed babies are recommended to have Vitamin D supplements from 6 months too.

I've just started giving my DS (8m) some. We're veggie, and he also happens to be dairy intolerant (he is breast fed too) and although I try to give him a varied diet, he sometimes just isn't interested in food. I think it's more for my benefit and peace of mind to be honest! Anyway he takes the WellKid baby vitamin with Omega 3, and loves it. He drinks it straight off the spoon.

I've just started my 8.5mo on them, mainly for the vitamin D which you can't get from sunlight at this time of the year in most of the UK.
Also as she is b/fed, I cannot be sure she is always getting the 600ml she needs.

I gave (and continue to give when I remember) my BF and BLW DS Abidec for the Vit D from 6 months. We don't get enough sunshine here and there is growing evidence showing the relationship between Vitamin D and a whole host of diseases.

I'm with Bartlet on this. and a personal fantasy is fulfilled
In addition I take a breastfeeding/new mum multivitamin (So i get Vit D, Vit B Iron and Folic acid) and I really notice when I miss my multivitamin.

my dc get vit d in the winter months.
other than that a varied diet is sufficient and under a year old bm and formula contain all they need (and should be the main source of food anyway).