Do you give your children Vitamins or supplements?

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Just that really.
Do you give your children any vitamins? Vitamin d during winter months etc?

Yes a multi vitamin as fussy eaters but apparently vit D is fine to give alone - vit D important fir is all!!

Yes, ds is 9 and I give him a multi vitamin and this year also an immunity one with vitamin D, his diet is nutritionally okay but he doesn't eat a lot of fruit and the immunity one was an attempt to ward off the endless winter colds that primary children bring home.

I've always wondered about this. DS refuses to eat any fruit and veg other than a piece of carrot and cucumber in his lunch box and an apple for supper so I buy the Bassetts chewy ones. They haven't got omega 3 so I do wonder whether he needs that too.

Yes, I use Haliborange. It's recommended for kids until at least 5 years old to take a daily vitamin, and for everyone to take vit D in the winter if you are in the UK.

Only omega 3..,fish hater!

DD is three and we give her them intermittently and have done since she was weaning. Her diet is good so I'm not worried about her having some every day but a bit of topping up didn't seem like a bad idea. I'm trying to get her to have the gummy ones but she's reluctant to change from the liquid she's always had!

Yes vitamin d as per nhs guidance. They are under 5.

vit d

even the 7 yr old.

All people in the uk should take vitamin d all year round. Because of our northern latitude The wavelength of uv we receive from the sun is only adequate to convert vit d for a few summer months
You will be deficient without supplementation
The NHS recommend it

DD has a liquid multivitamin vitamin daily, she’s obsessed with it fortunately. She eats well but sometimes rather random “meals” as she’s peak fussy toddler and I’d rather we covered all bases.
I also take a daily multivitamin.

What vitamins do people give younger kids? I see the chewable ones but they are often 3+ (is that due to choking risk or vitamin content?) and DD is 2.5. Any recommendations for under 3s? I know you can get vitamin d drops but I’ve also read the NHS recommendation to give a other vitamins up to the age of 5, can you get drops for those?

Yes, just vitamin D drops for the baby and a chewable multivitamin for the toddler. She’s not a terrible eater but can be hit and miss with what she eats, it stops me stressing quite so much if she has a few days where she just wants beige

my dc are older now. they take vit d3 all year round and dd a multi vit with iron (recommended by gp due to deficiencies)

Yes. Mine are teens now but they've always had the well kid range of vitamins.

We give them when we remember/DD1 requests, which is probably 3 or 4 times a week. DCs are 5 and 7yo.

@SickAndTiredAgain I give my nearly 2 year old Abidec liquid vitamins, which have vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C and D. They taste of nothing and you give them with a little syringe that comes with the pack. They are expensive though so I stock up when they're on offer

Yes, DS has a daily multivitamin with omega 3.

I give the toddler vitamin D. The 12 year old gets vitamin D and iron (because he’s always slightly deficient no matter what I feed him - for medical reasons).

I give DS the wellbaby wellkid liquid for under 4s. It has iron and vit D In it. He won't take the abidec liquid. I buy it when it's on 3 for 2 at Tesco or boots. Not sure what to move on to when he's older

www.boots.com/vitabiotics-wellbaby-multi-vitamin-liquid-150ml-10092564

Oh I've just seen they do an over 4s liquid. I thought it would just be gummies. Would prefer the liquid

Yes mine take a multi vitamin with omega 3. DS decided he wasn’t going to eat any fruit or veg at 3/4 and now has a bit of a phobia about it. If he has a smoothie and some baked beans it’s a good day 😳.

Vitamin d drops. They are very hot on your giving them here, and paediatrician will give for free if it’s a cost factor. €6 bottle lasts about 6 months

Yes. DD12 is a fussy eater – fine with veg but hates fruit. She has a multivitamin with Evening Primrose Oil (Bassetts chewy ones) and also an iron table formulated for kids.

Yes, they love the gummy ones so much they remind me nearly every day. I also give them some liquid iron a few times a month.