http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/infant-vitamins/ News & Information about parenting, pregnancy, and Babies Online's services Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:17:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/health/infant-vitamins/comment-page-1/#comment-3826 Science-mom Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:38:58 +0000 http://blogs.babiesonline.com/2008/04/05/infant-vitamins/#comment-3826 Milk products in Germany and Switzerland (and many other European countries I`ve heard) are not fortified with Vitamin D like in the US. My twins never had to take any vitamin supplements when I was breastfeeding them and when I shifted them to formula. As far as I know, prescribing vitamins is not standard here. Our ped`s advice is to take the baby out everyday for sunshine and fresh air. And that`s what people do. I guess medical standards vary from country to country. Milk products in Germany and Switzerland (and many other European countries I`ve heard) are not fortified with Vitamin D like in the US. My twins never had to take any vitamin supplements when I was breastfeeding them and when I shifted them to formula. As far as I know, prescribing vitamins is not standard here. Our ped`s advice is to take the baby out everyday for sunshine and fresh air. And that`s what people do. I guess medical standards vary from country to country.

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