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Mom of a 1 yr 10 m old boy1 Year ago
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Vitamin d3 & iron drops till which month we have to continue?

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profile image of Dr Vandan H KumarDr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 6 m old boy1 Year ago

A. you have to continue vitamin d3 supplement till you are not able to take the child in sunlight for at least 10 minutes daily. before 1 year of age : if you are giving 400 units you have to give 1ml everyday and if you're giving 800 units you have to give 0.5 ml everyday. the thing is that you have to keep the child in sunlight for at least 10 to 15 minutes daily between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for proper vitamin d exposure. so if you are able to take the child in sunlight you can stop vitamin d supplement. after 1 year of age vit d drops dosage is 0.7ml once a day from 800units vitamin d drops. it is very important to give iron supplements to the child because the diet before 1 year of age is having very less amount of iron and it is very common that if the child is not given iron supplements the childu will suffer from iron deficiency anaemia so better to continue iron supplements given by your doctor. brand of iron medicine and dosage will be given as per child's requirement

profile image of Sarika guptaSarika guptaMom of 2 children1 Year ago

A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and it should be given as per the doctor prescription and also should give minimum one year and also stop after doctor evaluation and prescription. Thanks and take care

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