Ask Dr Sears
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
MENUMENU
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
  • Feeding & Eating
  • Parenting & Behavior
  • Health Concerns
  • Brain Health
  • A to Z Topics
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Wellness Institute
  • Home
  • Topics
  • Feeding & Eating
  • Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding FAQs
  • Extra Vitamins

Extra Vitamins

Tablets pills vitamins supplement

Does my breastfeeding newborn need vitamin supplements?

Unless your baby has special nutritional needs (for example, a tiny premie), you don’t need to give vitamin supplements. When fed by a healthy mother, a healthy, full-term baby who is getting enough breastmilk does not need vitamin or iron supplements.

In the past, there has been concern about possible low levels of different vitamins and minerals in mother’s milk, including vitamin D and iron. This led to the routine prescription of vitamin supplements for breastfeeding babies. Newer research has shown that sufficient amounts of these nutrients are found in human milk, in forms readily used by infants.

Related Articles

  • Does Breastfeeding Infant Need Extra Vitamins?
  • Vitamin Supplements
  • Does Baby Need Extra Water

In rare situations, where mothers and babies receive very little exposure to the sun because of religious or cultural clothing choices that keep their skin covered nearly all the time, babies may need vitamin D supplements. And, mothers who are vegans (they eat no animal foods at all) will need to take a vitamin B12 supplement while nursing.

August 12, 2013 June 25, 2018 Dr. Bill Sears
The Health Brain Book
Become a Dr. Sears Certified Health Coach
Dr Poo: The Scoop on Comfortable Poop

Juice Plus+ - The next best thing to fruits and vegetables.

Vital Choice

About Ask Dr. Sears

AskDrSears.com is intended to help parents become better informed consumers of health care. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care. Always consult your doctor for your individual needs.

Recent Articles

  • Can You Help Your Kids Grow Taller? – 5-Step Action Plan
    Can You Help Your Kids Grow Taller? – 5-Step Action PlanDecember 27, 20220
  • Dr. Jim on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)November 8, 20220
  • "You've Got This!" - Martha's Breast Cancer StoryOctober 30, 20220


Resources

  • Sears Parenting Library
  • Dr. Sears Family Newsletter
  • Dr. Sears Wellness Institute
  • Prime-Time Health

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

  • support@askdrsears.com
  • Contact Ask Dr Sears
  • About Ask Dr Sears
  • About Dr. William Sears
  • Dr. Sears Wellness Institute
  • Media Relations Information


© 2020 AskDrSears.com All Rights Reserved.