Okay, so I just weaned my little sweet princess at two years of age. I never worried too much about nutrition (she eats pretty well, but not like I would like her to,) until now. Do I introduce vitamins or not? If yes, which ones? Thanks!
I give my 22 month old Flinstone vitamins. The chewable kind, not the gummies. He loves them and asks for them every morning and always asks for more. He has one a day, his pediatrician recommended me giving them to him at 18 months.
My 2 1/2 year old son doesn't eat candy except lollipops so I give him Polyvisol multi-vitamin in liquid form. They are made by Enfamil and are for toddlers. I just mix the drops with his orange juice every morning. You could by them at any drugstore, Target, etc.
My pediatrician said any multivitamin would do. I found that at two my little guy didn't chew much, gummies or others, so I bought some liquid vitamins at Vitamin Cottage (sure any healthfood store has them). I mix them with his milk and he loves it.
We do the Flinstone vitamins also...just 1/2 a tablet though. My son loves them. He gets his vitamin when I take my meds.
I started at 2YO also. My 3YO daughter LOVES these gummy vitamins!
www.gummybearvitamins.com
They can be found in Target, Wal-Mart but Costco and Sams have the best price for the amount...I think 220 in the bottle. Dosage says 2 a day so I give her one in the morning and one in the evening. Best of luck!
my sons dr said based on his blood work it wasn't necessary to give him one and i am all for not putting foreign chemicals into my child. i would ask your daughters dr about it if they dont think she needs it then dont give them to her. i never took vitamins as a child and i am perfectly healthy :)
We started our little girl at 2 also, we use disney princess gummy, she LOVES them, ask for them every morning when she gets up!
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Chewable vitamins work for my son... just make sure you get the toddler ones, or you give her the regular kids vitamins but break them in half if that's what the bottle says (that's what I do).
I found the Flintstones Toddler vitamins at Target-never saw them before so new to my area or new. Anyway. I have been giving those to my daughter. When I do give them to her, I have to keep telling her that they are NOT candy. She calls them candy. And she knows how to get on the counter to get them from the top shelf in the highest cabinet. Nothing is childproof for her, including these childproof bottles.
I have been giving my daughter vitamins since 12 mon. She takes a multivitamin. At two, gummy or chewable is okay. Also all the brands have the same ingredients so buy what is on sale. We also give a probiotic. I buy it at GNC. Make sure you get one that does not have to be refrigerated. Probiotics promotes a healthy "gut." DHA containing Cod Liver oil. Cod Liver oil is higher in vitamin A and D, more so than Omega 3. Or you can just buy Cod Liver oil pills... make sure you get flavored.
I'd make sure you have a high quality vitamin from a natural foods store. I talked with a health professional about vitamins, because I took one that she recommended, and noticed a huge difference in how I felt, more so than I'd ever noticed when taking others. She said that a lot of vitamins, even higher end ones, are made with cheap or contaminated ingredients. Many vitamins are made in China, where the quality control is poor, or there are not regulations in place that prevent contamination. Remember the melamine in the formula there? Anyway she said that's why often we feel worse when taking vitamins, rather than better.
The FDA did a very thorough test on vitamins marketed for kids and pregnant women, over 300 varieties, and only a handful did not contain lead.http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulte.... Most are small traces and below allowable limits, but it's good to keep in mind.
I give my son Rainbow Light Stars multi, Carlson DHA, vitamin D, and a Calcium, can't remember what it is. We have lead paint in our house, and I read that making sure kids get lots of calcium helps keep their bones from uptaking any lead they are exposed to. There's also a lot of lead and heavy metals in the roads and sidewalks from tires (lead balancing weights are commonly used in tires, and break open in the roads) that gets tracked into houses and buildings. The way they grow, I think it's good to give kids vitamins, they can use all the nutrition we can give them!
I would talk to your pediatrician too. Mine take the gummy bear vitamins-they have no artificial colors, flavors, etc. and are pretty allergen free which is important at my house. My almost 3yo has some protein intolerances and a limited diet so vitamins are important for him. And my 5yo is growing like a weed so it makes me feel better knowing he is more likely to be getting everything he needs even though we eat a healthy diet.
Just like Emm, my son's pediatrician said to bother with vitamins since his bloodwork was "excellent". He told us to save our money for college. Ask your pediatrican what his thoughts/opinions are. Good luck.
Our pediatrition had us start right at one years old with chewy vitamins with out son who is now 3.
My son likes the Flintstones toddler vitamins. Not sure that he needs it but it makes me feel better to give it to him
