#AskTheExpert hi doctor
can I give vitamin d3 drops to my 4 year old daughter. she has not taken d3 drops first 6 months. if I can give it now, what is the measurement to give. whether I have to give it daily,,? please give an advice

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thank you doctor. but my baby don't take any medicines, if we forcefully gave,she will vomit the entire medicine. but she likes vit d3 cholecalciferol drops. am giving 0.5 ml to my 2 months baby.so can I give it to her too? if yes can you plz tell the amount too?

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for good Growth of the child it is important that the child should get proper nutritional requirement which is very important for the growing child specially  iron and vitamin D is required for better growth and cognition . also there is role of other micronutrients.
one should ensure that the child should get a proper balanced diet which contains all types  of nutrients essential for growth.
any kind of infection specially any chronic infection should be ruled out and treated which may hamper the growth otherwise.
after 2 years of age you can give some powder like kids Pro/ prohance junior mix in milk twice a day for one or two months.Baby immunity and growth can be taken care of by giving a proper diet with all the nutrition required for proper growth of the child .
 vitamin C, zinc, iron and vitamin D has key role in this.
Multivitamin syruvfp like syp  full 365 can be given 5 mgl twice a day for 1 to 2 months.

#AskTheExpert hi doctor can I give vitamin d3 drops to my 4 year old daughter. she has not taken d3 drops first 6 months. if I can give it now, what is the measurement to give. whether I have to give it daily,,? please give an advice

A. thank you doctor. but my baby don't take any medicines, if we forcefully gave,she will vomit the entire medicine. but she likes vit d3 cholecalciferol drops. am giving 0.5 ml to my 2 months baby.so can I give it to her too? if yes can you plz tell the amount too?