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Reg vitamin d3 drop
Hi doctors, My son is 1 and half months old. We are giving him two kind of drops which are coliza and neopeptine currently which was prescribed at the time of birth only. Vitamin drops were not prescribed. Is it needed to give vitamin d3 drop? If needed which drop we should give
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You should give vit D3 drops as breast milk has very little quatinty of vitamin D so please give vitamin d drops starting from today till 1 year of age
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If he was born at term, ( as per date, more than 37 weeks) then he needs just vit D drops till he's 1year-old
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You can give ultra d3 drops (400 iu/ml) 1ml daily
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Dr. Tangade Vishal Bhanudas
Pediatrician
3 yrs exp
Pune
Ultra d3 drops (1/800iu) 0.5 ml once daily till 1 year of age.
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
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11 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes u shld give vitamin d3 drops till 1 yr of age . D3 must drops (400 iu /1 ml ) give 1 ml once daily till 1 yr of age
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
Pediatrician
42 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear parents,
According to me give following supplements macbrite D3 drops 0.5ml once a day, zincovit drop 1ml once a day, feronia XT drops 1ml once a day,syp ostocalcium 5ml 2 times a day.all After feeding.all supplements are to be given upto 1year of age.
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